u/RaviinReddit

Hey everyone,
I currently have 11 phone lines and 2 watch lines on my Verizon account. I previously had the 12-month loyalty discount on the phone lines, but since the discounts were applied at different times, they’ve been expiring gradually over the past 3 months.
Has anyone had any luck getting Verizon to reinstate or offer another loyalty discount once the original 12-month promotion ended?
With this many lines on the account, I’m hoping there might be another retention/loyalty offer available. If you’ve successfully gotten another discount, I’d appreciate hearing what you did — called customer service, spoke with retention, used chat, requested a transfer PIN, etc.

Thanks

I’ve been working in the wireless industry for almost 13 years, primarily in Wi-Fi testing and validation, with some networking experience as well.
The good news is that my resume gets me interviews at companies like Apple and Amazon. The bad news is that I keep falling short in the automation/coding rounds.
I’ve been inconsistent over the years about building my programming skills, and it’s finally catching up with me. One pattern I’ve noticed is that many QA, test engineering, and validation interviews include problems involving string manipulation, regular expressions, log parsing, or other pattern-recognition exercises. I can usually understand the problem, but I struggle to solve it quickly under interview pressure.
For those of you who’ve been in a similar position or who conduct these interviews:
What topics should I prioritize?
Is Python alone enough, or should I also focus on data structures and algorithms?
Are there specific resources or practice sites that helped you bridge the gap from test engineer to automation engineer?
I’m committed to closing this gap and would really appreciate any advice from people who’ve successfully made this transition.