Best Buy cutting 650 Geek Squad jobs

New York -- Best Buy Co. is laying off about 650 employees from its Geek Squad division, according to a report by KARE 11.



The report said the company is eliminating positions that service appliances and televisions in customer's homes. Best Buy said it is not getting rid of home service, but is restructuring it and realigning its work force across all service channels.



If laid off workers are unable to find another position within Best Buy, their last day will be Aug. 1, the report said.