I very disappointed with Verizon ending the retired postal employee discount program. You would think with all the retired on fixed incomes they would continue the discount for the retired and not just for the employed. Time to start looking for a new cell phone
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More likely it was a change in the agreement between the USPS and Verizon Wireless on whether or not to include the retired employees in the employee discount options. It wasn't decision made by Verizon Wireless alone. Most companies don't extend employee discounts to retired employees.
Perhaps there are other "employee" discounts you qualify for. Are you a retired military? You can check to see if AARP has a discount for their members.
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More likely it was a change in the agreement between the USPS and Verizon Wireless on whether or not to include the retired employees in the employee discount options. It wasn't decision made by Verizon Wireless alone. Most companies don't extend employee discounts to retired employees.
Perhaps there are other "employee" discounts you qualify for. Are you a retired military? You can check to see if AARP has a discount for their members.
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What I read was the Post office wasn't offered the discount for retired PO workers. They just canceled to make more profits!
There are possibly a lot more reasons than profits.
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Ann154...Your first post was directly off Verizon's web page. You apparently work for Verizon! If the idea of discounts are to keep existing customers and add new ones then why are the discounts only given to employed workers , and not retired ones. It seems the more customer you can keep the better it would be for them. ARRP does show it has discounts for phone service, but not for Verizon's services.
I don't work for Verizon Wireless. I never have. As a customer, I have chosen to educate myself about the policies and options available to me. At least you had a discount when you were employed. I don't have that option where I work.
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First of all, everyone is on a fixed income. You can always go to prepay if that will be better. Second of all it's unfair to bash someone who replies as an enployee because you don't like what they say. And no im not an employee either. And Ann you know this is a comment for the OP.
Apparently pherson you do not no what the word fixed income means.As for bashing someone that is ridiculous. This is a discussion where someone states their opinion, and then you state yours. I referred to Ann as maybe working for Verizon because her first statement came directly off their website and wasn't of her own words! Am I suppose to guess what op means??
It certainly wasn't a copy and paste. I haven't seen that wording anywhere else before I wrote it out of my head.
Vote with your wallet and switch to AT&T if you want a discount.
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I’m sorry that we don’t offer a retired employee discount for the postal service. We wouldn’t want for you to even think about leaving our wireless family! Making sure you have a manageable bill is important. I would like to make sure that we explore any & all savings options for you. I’m going to send you a Private Message so that I can gather much needed information to assist you. Please respond back to me in the Private Message to continue. Thank you!
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Actually I know exactly what it means.
And in this instance you use "know", not no.
No bashing now!!!
What exactly is a fixed income?
I work Monday through Friday 8:30AM to 5:00PM. Sometimes later. Sometimes I work on Saturday and/or Sunday. I make a salary. I don't get paid overtime. I get paid once a month. Am I on a fixed income or would you say that I am not because I get up and go to work every day?
Why does Verizon Wireless even HAVE to offer a discount? None of us are entitled to anything but the services we pay for. If you can't afford the service without the discount, then you should change whatever you are subscribing to to something that you can afford without the discount.
Agreed.
Heres the way it was explained to me (keep in mind this was like 2 years ago and my grandpa retired from Chrysler).
There's an agreement with the employers to provide the discount, Verizon provides a discount for the employees that is offered by the employer if the employer decides to stop offering that discount Verizon cant do anything to stop it.
I don't know how true that is but it goes along the same lines as what Anne said and to me it makes since.
(Just because someone sounds smart about what their trying to explain doesn't mean they work for Verizon)
This country is built on GREED! Everybody wants the all mighty buck and for the people who put in 40-50 years building this country, we get stepped on. Nobody gives back to the retired hard workers who sacrificed alot for what they made and keep jobs for the upcoming generation. NO RESPECT!!!!
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