Got a flyer with a recent web order for Geek Squad; this is a US company that’s partnered with the carphone warehouse to provide online and onsite visits to repairs peoples PCs home and small business. Look at the adverts on their site; do you really want these people in your home; they are looking for Covert Operators and Field Agents, mission controller see: http://www.geeksquadjobs.co.uk/JobSearch.aspx . Anyone who thinks this is just a CIA front might be suffering from delusions; but it does seem to be a bit odd; don’t forget you can always get a post in mission control in a bat cave near you. This might have worked well in the US but in the UK I’m not so sure. If I want a computer expert to come to my house (heaven forbid) call them an Engineer for instant respect but I’m not trying to squeeze a few bucks from a desperate and hapless home users.
Can you imagine getting the phone call:
Ring ring…“Hello”“Hi Mr Kerrigan, I’m a Convert Operator from Mission Controller Geek Squad.”“eh…???”
“It’s about your PC”
“oh…..you know I really didn’t mean to click into that site…please don’t tell my wife”
“Sorry Sir…but we need payment to proceed”
“Payment…. And you won’t tell my wife?”
“No one needs to know Sir”
“How much ?” *sob*
“We’ve got a special on for £49.99”
I’d be interested to see what sort of technical experts they send out, the experts in our local retailers are quite frightening telling me how gold plated network cables double my internet speed or the latest processor makes my broadband go faster how you need to be an expert to plug in USB devices. I won’t even start on their take on VISTA never mind how everything should be covered by an all inclusive 33% of purchase price insurance (they call it a warranty but its insurance).
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2007-09-04 @ 16:35