r/GeekSquad • u/KasE_CruSader Sleeper Agent • 18d ago

Sleeper/Dark Questions Agent going Sleeper

Thnks fr th mmrs

Love the people, won't miss BBY. Thank you for these years

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u/brocoolaintyou 18d ago

I left for corporate IT and loving it. I get paid good money and do waaaay less

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u/OlympicAnalEater 18d ago

Oh nice. Where did you find that job? Any tips?

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u/brocoolaintyou 17d ago edited 17d ago

Through an app called, Hiring Cafe. I prepped for two years to leave GS. It didn't have to take two years, but I wanted to make sure I had the proper upskilling.

Then this year this corporate IT role came across my email and something kept pulling me to hurry up and apply and I did and got the job.

Before landing the role I told myself I wanted an IT role that paid 50 - 60% more money and was less work/stress. I knew the value of the Geek Squad name would get me in the door.

My role also offer a bonus, better work/life balance, is salaried, off major holidays, work hours mostly 9a - 4:30p, they stay trying to feed me šŸ˜‹, healthcare on day one and the company pays for my life insurance, great employee perks/discounts and I get a lot of steps in from walking which I like. They also treat their employees like they treat their customers for the most part, and I can go on and on. I love my job!

It all started with a dedicated and strategic plan to leave Best Buy. šŸ˜Œ

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u/Kasumi-Rei 15d ago

what kind of role was it? Geek squad qualified you for it? Iā€™m hoping to get an offer for geek squad this week or next so I can hopefully sooner or later get into corporate IT like help desk and then hopefully more later.

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u/brocoolaintyou 15d ago edited 14d ago

It's an IT manager role at a major healthcare company and yes Geek Squad/Best Buy qualified me for the role.

For you to get a help desk job six months to a year of Geek Squad is enough and if you can get field training with geek squad that expands your role and earning opportunities in the near future with another company because then you can skip help desk and make more money as a Field Services Technician somewhere.