Believe me, a lot of the Apple store employees must have the patience of Job! It is amazing what they put up with on a new product introduction day! I know, I’ve been in a couple of their stores with that’s happened! A mad house just isn’t descriptive enough! Try and insane asylum!
-Eric Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 13, 2018, at 19:01, M. Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > 18 Brutally Honest Confessions From A Former Apple Store Employee. We see a > lot of nudes. > By Stephen LaConteJanuary 13, 2018, at 1:16 p.m. > > 1. > Sometimes we honestly have no idea WTF is wrong with your device. > > 2. > We see a lot of pictures you might not want us to see. We would never snoop > through a person's device, ever. But sometimes people don't realize what > they've left open on their screen when they hand it to us. > > 3. > We know when you're lying, even if we don't say it. You can tell us you > didn't drop your phone in water, but the liquid indicators inside your phone > beg to differ. > > 4. > If you're looking for special favors, manners go a long way. Lots of people > think they can scream their way into getting a free thing. It rarely works. > > 5. > But most of the time, we have to play by the rules no matter what. Even the > nicest folks. Sorry. > > 6. > Employees aren't there to upsell you on something you don't need. Our job is > to match you to the device that's right for you, even if it's the cheapest > model. > > 7. > And, tbh, we don't actually care if you buy anything. Most employees don't > work on commission, anyway! > > 8. > We don't actually give a shit when you mess with the display devices. Go > wild! > > 9. > ...Because all those screens automatically reset themselves overnight, > anyway. Yeah, there's no way we'd be able to catch all those pranks > ourselves. > > 10. > We know that some people just come in to check their email or Facebook, and > we don't mind! We've got hundreds of devices lying around - go ahead and use > them! > > 11. > Yes, we've heard the "Are you really a GENIUS???" joke a thousand times > before. But we'll keep fake-laughing every time someone makes it. > > 12. > The store can get really busy - even when it looks totally empty. At any > given moment, there could be dozens of people waiting on a Genius Bar > appointment. They're not necessarily in the store! > > 13. > We really don't know any of the juicy corporate secrets. We aren't lying > when we say we don't know when the new Macbooks will come out or what the > new iPhone will look like. They don't tell us that stuff. > > 14. > No, we can't let you use our employee discount. Has any store in the history > of retail allowed this??? > > 15. > Product launch days can be really freaking stressful. Long lines, sold-out > products, loud crowds, impatient customers...it's a lot to handle. > > 16. > But Apple makes the shifts a little more bearable with a lot of free food > for employees. Free pizza in the break room makes everything better. > > 17. > There are a LOT of meltdowns at the Genius Bar. We don't like to be the > bearer of bad news, but sometimes that's our job. > > 18. > But there are a lot of beautiful moments, too. Helping a grandmother learn > how to FaceTime her grandkids, helping a new mom recover deleted pictures of > her baby...that's the stuff that makes the job worthwhile. > > Original Article at: > https://www.buzzfeed.com/stephenlaconte/brutally-honest-confessions-from-a-f > ormer-apple-store?utm_term=.tsm7K4jL2#.qtK2NQBbW > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. 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