Best Buy Installer dress code?

can be clocked in and make a little on the side? and you say he's wrong? i had a corporate caseworker look into me when i did a quick fix off the clock in street clothes in a good buddy's car at best buy. i had just gotten off work and of course all my tools were there. conflict of interest was the cause for the caseworker. everything was dropped since i didn't receive any payment for he work. just cause you and management condones it, doesn't mean that it all gravy by corporate and SOP. a few side jobs is one thing, especially when it's outside the scope of best buy (building boxes, etc.). but side jobs on the clock? c'mon now

comming from a top 100 mobile department. I will say i do not condone sidework for my people. I really honestly wouldn't care, however. what happens when those customers now start comming into our business looking for you to do work on the side. IF you're going to be an installer all your life, not planning on moving up the ladder. then i'd suggest looking elsewhere.. you can't live off of 10-12$ an hour. but once you start climbing the coorperate ladder. then the money starts to come. Alot of GM's and District people start on the mobile side just because of the fun they have. As far as the dress code. i'm pretty slack, beanies are fine. Caps i don't care for too much. but durring the summer no more beanies (of coursE) pants, dickies double knee cell phone pocket. work good, cheap (25$ or less) i've recieved like 10 shirts in my first year there.. 3 regular, no name, 3 named, 2 speciatly coach and now 2 more w/ (SENIOR)printed.. YAY! the double knees come in handy when you go down on your boss for that extra 50c (it's just a joke guys) anyways. have fun. no hating..

10 shirts your first year? 3.5 years and i only have 5. one given to me by my sup when i first started, two given for a new hire after a few months, one that came by mistake (dunno), and one i bought at a thriftstore for a $1. 

yeah whe i said i hired people and told them that it was ok for side jobs - i meant at my shop that i'm about to open - i don't work for Best Buy anymore ---THANK GOD! i left to make more money 20/hr doesnt cut it.....anyways YES i know it was stealing from the company but **** um - best buy sucks balls what can i say- they pissed our whole bay off and from what i've seen the others around ours---i shouldn't of ever even mentioned this cause i knew that the 10-15 best buy loyals would come on and say how this doesnt't happen and how it's so wrong and blah-blah-blah ---- so it's over orignal ? was about dress code i think ever best buy is different on that as you can tell some are strict some aren't - want to talk more about the off subject matter then pm me and take a shot----------------------------*

Well, I'm guessing that comment wasn't for me since i went at no-ones throat. All i was saying is that when the same customers you do side work for start comming to the store and asking for you. that's when you start getting in trouble. If i don't know about it, and the store doesn't know about it.. then.. who's doing anything wrong? But.. I've seen how long people keep things hush too. and as far as being a loyal? eh. Only loyal as long as they're paying the bills. I'll do what i need to do. I used to do more when i was given a bonus on doing more. but without that now i feel like anything else i do is just as important as a "whatever". Now as far as your own shop, Kudos to you. Now the hard thing about this is keeping it open. If you pay attention alot of small shops come and go.. and come and go.. and so on. Obviously the market for car audio is dying. so you need to hit the people who will keep your bills paid consistantly. i.e. dealerships and large businesses. used car dealerships are great. a little troubleshooting on some basic electronic circuits in the car for alot of overcharging. They don't care that much as long as someone comes to them and does it fast. Nothing beats changing 6 fuses in a car to find out the power windows, seats, horn, and radio all still work for the measely fee of 65$ an hour.. and boy.. fuses seem kinda hard to check for that price =) 10 mins turns into a minimum charge of 1hr. aNYways. like i was saying.. no hatin' =) peace.

dont work at Best Buy, but I bet I get better discounts on mobile electronic stuff than do employees at best buy, unless you pull a 5 finger discount.

And were lookoing for a new part time installer in a top 5 best buy store in st. catharines ontario.

Eh. Top 5... it's good and bad a few months ago we were 3rd. then 80th. and in that fall we actually had some meetings on why we were performing so bad... it seems as if the store manager himself forgets we are the only consistant department in the store. i think we're 12th right now this month for company. 1/2/12, something like that

If you've met your points goals at BB, why not keep going forward. The more money you can make for BB, the better your pockets will be lined down the road. By saying this , I mean it may be in the form of a raise or job promotion and I must agree, performing installations on the side during business hours at your employment location is stealing from the company. I am an independent ME specialist, and I will be the first to tell you that when my sales goals are met, I don't take a vacation or allow my installation crew to do side jobs. If they are caught performing such actions, their employment is terminated on the spot. Needless to say, I have never had a problem with it. Doing side jobs is stealing plain and simple, and if your boss is ok with it, then that boss's store will never operate at it's full potential.1970 Cadillac Hearse

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