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- Best Buy laid off numerous employees in its field tech support division.
- Geek Squad workers told 404 Media they were let go last week in brief calls with managers.
- CEO Corie Barry hinted at the cuts in February, citing inflationary pressure and other investments.
Best Buy's Geek Squad is scaling down.
The in-home tech support division got hit with layoffs last week as the company looks to cut costs.
Several former Geek Squad workers told 404 Media they were terminated following a work-from-home event on Wednesday regarding a "company change."