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My company decided that internet customer service can't have free dialup anymore. I've got a bunch of e-mails on my free dialup account that I can't use anymore because my account either has to be closed or I have to start paying for it. Since I'm out of my company's service territory, I get a whopping $5.00. And that $5.00 discount is only applicable to out unlimited service plan, so I can't even set myself up on our cheapest plan with my $5.00 discount to keep my e-mail addresses active. If I want to keep my e-mail addresses active, I have to pay $15.77 ($14.95 plus tax, our base price is $19.95) a month. Considering that the internet discount is the ONLY discount I get for working here, I think that's freaking ridiculous.
I don't get the $50 toward phone service that employees with my company's phone service get.
I don't get the $20 toward phone and $20 toward internet that employees with our sister company's phone service get.
I suppose I should be thankful that I get 5 bucks toward internet service, but it's useless to me. I have no local dialup number, so I can't even use it as a backup to my cable internet. I'm not paying $15.77 to keep a few e-mails open. And of course the ISP we have at home charges $2.00 per month for any e-mail adresses over 3, so I'm stuck there as well. I work for a freaking internet company, fer chrissakes! You'd think I'd get SOMETHING besides $5.00. They won't even cut a check applicable to phone service or internet service to employees who live outside service territory.
NOTE TO COMPANIES: If you're going to offer a perk, make it available to ALL employees, not just ones who live in a certain area.
Posted by beenie at May 13, 2003 08:59 AM