Do any of you "techs" work for big companies?

How many of you techs work for big national companies such as Compaq, HP, Dell, etc..or maybe stores like best buy, CompUSA. As opposed to a local shop.

Just wondering and tell us what it's like if you work at one of the big PC manufacturers. :)

[quote]Originally posted by JungleMan:
<strong>How many of you techs work for big national companies such as Compaq, HP, Dell, etc..or maybe stores like best buy, CompUSA. As opposed to a local shop.

Just wondering and tell us what it's like if you work at one of the big PC manufacturers. :) </strong><hr></blockquote>

I work in a small shop, I meet this guy when he started working here about 7 months ago, (he introduced me to over clocking! :D ) About one month ago he got a job at Gateway (just down the street) He gets benefits (health, dental, paid vacation etc... I get none of that :( )But its just him and one other tech working on all the computers, but they have a standard 7-10 day wait on all service. I keep bugging him to get me a job there, maybe one day dell will have local shops( I will be lining up for that deal :D )

I work for a rather large company (about $1-2 million a day) but I'd rather not say specifically who. It's one of those wonderful Television Shopping channels. It's a good job and pays well though.

I'm a programmer for a financial company. We have about 600 employees.

[quote]Originally posted by opiate:
<strong>I'm a programmer for a financial company. We have about 600 employees.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Ohhhhhhh, a programmer, that would explain the attitude :D j/k

I am not permitted to divulge that information. I work in Hell. Benifits are very very very nice, the customers are spoiled brats and MOST, not all, of my co-workers are policy zombies and don't know jack about computers. Currently working on my network + (don't laugh) to get out of the dang front line support. This job has seriously shortend my life span!

i work for GE and the Zurich company they both make a MILLIONS or maybe even BILLIONS to bad they pay is crappy, but sapposly they are improving as time goes on.
i do help desk

:(

I (as some of you already know) work as a Pc Tech at the Circuit City service center. Its an Ok job and I have learned a lot while working there(been ther for 4 1/2 years) While I may not know as much about the "home built computers" I am pretty good with the OEM(crappy stuff :D )

I did a 3 month Contract for EDS Innnovations out of Ottawa.

EDS owns General Motors and is owned by Ross Perot
remember Him.

I work with 12,000 other people...no joke! :eek: :D :D

[quote]Originally posted by FastAndFurious:
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Ohhhhhhh, a programmer, that would explain the attitude :D j/k</strong><hr></blockquote>

LMAO! :cool:

[quote]Originally posted by JungleMan:
<strong>How many of you techs work for big national companies such as Compaq, HP, Dell, etc..or maybe stores like best buy, CompUSA. As opposed to a local shop.

Just wondering and tell us what it's like if you work at one of the big PC manufacturers. :) </strong><hr></blockquote>

Does a large non I.T. Based company count?

I work for the County sorry, River County in Southern California

I work for an ATM switch company. Only employ aabout 200+ but we have atm's that we drive all over the country, mostly in the midwest though.

Well, in short no, i work for local government and it sucks! :mad: :mad:

[quote]Originally posted by JungleMan:
<strong>How many of you techs work for big national companies such as Compaq, HP, Dell, etc..or maybe stores like best buy, CompUSA. As opposed to a local shop.

Just wondering and tell us what it's like if you work at one of the big PC manufacturers. :) </strong><hr></blockquote>

Well, that's one of my dreams!
:rolleyes:

Verizon - and - Wellpoint combined almost 25000 employees.

Verizon is the largest US phone company and Wellpoint is a huge national health care org.

[quote]Originally posted by Danimal:
<strong>I did a 3 month Contract for EDS Innnovations out of Ottawa.

EDS owns General Motors and is owned by Ross Perot
remember Him.</strong><hr></blockquote>

I do work for EDS. EDS does not own GM or vice versa. Ross is gone too. As for work. Well...It beats being unemployed. Thats about the best I can say about it. Actually there are some nice perks but few and far between.

I remember him, big ears and little head :D

I am a CEO for a worldwide non-profit organisation that has nothign to do with computers :D :D :D :D

[quote]Originally posted by Sandman72:
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I do work for EDS. EDS does not own GM or vice versa. Ross is gone too. As for work. Well...It beats being unemployed. Thats about the best I can say about it. Actually there are some nice perks but few and far between.</strong><hr></blockquote>

That;s not waht they told Us. when we took the contract they even gave us 10% off the GM Purchase we made.

[quote]Originally posted by Darren Wilson:
<strong>I am a CEO for a worldwide non-profit organisation that has nothign to do with computers :D :D :D :D </strong><hr></blockquote>

Darren's Porn Shack is worldwide now? :D

[quote]Originally posted by JungleMan:
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Darren's Porn Shack is worldwide now? :D </strong><hr></blockquote>

LMAO-----Darren Does Dalles!
Darren Does the UK!

[quote]Originally posted by Danimal:
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That;s not waht they told Us. when we took the contract they even gave us 10% off the GM Purchase we made.</strong><hr></blockquote>

yes EDS gets a gm discount. (GM is their largest client. GM also gives that perk out to many of their suppliers) Ross started EDS. Sold it to GM. EDS broke away again and is its own company. Current CEO is Dick Brown. I don't know why they told you that but either way thats the company situation at the current time.