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22 Nov: Longest-tenured Geek Squad Agent hits milestone anniversary

John Dahlquist didn’t plan to ask Geek Squad’s founder for a job back in 1996, but that spontaneous pitch turned into what’s become a quarter-century career — and counting.

“The rest, as they say, is history,” he said.

Earlier this month, Agent Dahlquist became the first recipient of a Geek Squad 25-year badge. The one-of-a-kind, gold-plated icon was presented to him in a special ceremony, complete with a custom cake and the presence of more than 100 fellow Agents, teammates, leaders and friends (not to mention delivered via Geekmobile). 

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30 Jul: What’s in a name? A lot for these two Agents

Geek Squad assistant manager Brenda Aragão is used to seeing badges for new Agents come across her desk, but this one was different. It was inscribed with her family name.

The badge was for her cousin Karine Aragão, who installs home theater products.

The two grew up as close as sisters and now work in the same market in Massachusetts. Brenda is the one who encouraged Karine, one of the only women installers in her market, to work at Best Buy.