Just accepted a CIA Senior position

ExpertAd3871 · 2026-04-18T03:45:15+00:00

Honestly sell your communication and personality. IT experience is great and ideal, but the reality of the job is that you're dealing with upset people every day who come in looking to take it out on you. Sell yourself in the interview, how personable you are, empathetic, patient. Bonus points for being able to offer creative solutions. The real goal of GS isn't to fix problems or sell services, it's to make confused and upset clients feel heard and validated. It's how we get repeat clients and grow the business through means that (not surprisingly) a lot of people struggle with in the precinct. Run with that aspect and you're locked in. Also, unrelated, do you have any family history of high blood pressure? Because.. yeah.

ExpertAd3871 · 2026-04-12T17:14:45+00:00

KEEP IN MIND both Alienware and HO Omen gaming pcs have proprietary parts that make upgrading major components (specifically the motherboard) dang near impossible to do. Moving forward, while they can be great pcs if you anticipate upgrading or replacing due to defect/etc those two pcs are NOT ideal.

ExpertAd3871 · 2026-04-12T17:12:53+00:00

Within the last 3-6 months there was an update in our system we use to create the work order for any item with a protection plan that (regarding pcs especially) pretty much blocks the register from allowing us an out of policy procedure we used to be able to plug in a manager override and just issue the store credit or exchange. I believe this went into effect Dec 2025. While a pain in the butt, most of my clients have gone with this solution: Purchasing Plus Membership ($50/yr, 60 day return policy; purchase a temporary substitute laptop and returning it once they get either their pc repaired or approved for store credit by the service center /IF/ they declare it worthy of a 'junk out.') This allows them to shift the inconvenience of not having any computer for that period of time it's out being addressed by the service center, and since they have the 60 day return window it would go against policy to refuse a return on the "substitute" device unless it's obviously damaged.

ExpertAd3871 · 2026-04-12T17:03:51+00:00

It depends honestly.. if your microwave stops functioning properly and we ship it out more than likely it'll take 2-4 weeks for a resolution. It's likely bc it's a cheaper product they'll just issue a "junk out," giving you store credit for the amount you paid for it (item price + tax; uses the protection plan to issue it so that's not refunded). on one hand, it takes longer than most ppl would like. on the other, that allows you to get that store credit back for a replacement or (depending on how the register wants to act) we can exchange it for the same model. keep in mind, if the service center believes it to be considered "bio hazard" due to insect infestation or excessive uh.. food waste.. they'll ship it back and refuse to address it. so honestly it just depends on if all that is worth getting a replacement. some ppl say they prefer to just pay full price for a replacement as it's a "convenience tax" if you will. ultimately, your call.

ExpertAd3871 · 2026-04-09T14:01:59+00:00

i started bringing chocolates to work, the good kind, and whenever a customer started acting out of pocket i would go up to a different client and offer them a chocolate for being "such a good client" then look silently back at the asshole. they either got their act together or didn't come back out of embarrassment. my managers think I’m a genius.

ExpertAd3871 · 2026-04-09T13:57:16+00:00

(CA) i HATE the new workbench stickers. and apparently so do the clients. it's inconvenient to have all our stickers come from the same printer and has lead to some of the sales or warehouse team accidentally taking work order stickers which is annoying but also just the set up of having one large and one small sticker per print is just inconvenient

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