I quit Comcast/Xfinity because the company became greedier during the pandemic

Chase Roper
7 min readJan 12, 2021
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In March of 2020, Xfinity sent me home with my desk supplies, personal belongings, computer, monitor and earbuds. Covid-19 was raging and states were beginning to announce various levels of shut down. While we were assured it would likely only be a few months, our call center would be working from home for the foreseeable future. The situation felt dire and I was frightened about what this pandemic would do to me and my loved ones.

Comcast did make some sweeping changes at first to help both employees and customers. Wi-Fi Hotspots that were normally available only…

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Chase Roper

Chase has written for Earwolf blog, LaughSpin, jokes for Life & Style Mag and Today Show Blog.