If I didn’t work in a call centre I would find the following very hard to believe. However, the following experiences from myself and my colleagues are, unfortunately, true. Agent: What model of boiler do you have? Customer: It’s a shiny white one. Agent: How would you like to pay? Customer: You can use theContinue reading “Hard To Believe”
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Moving Team – Again
Just before christmas I was told I would be moving to another department. I wasn’t worried as I’d worked there before and enjoyed it. I went to a great team – some of whom I already knew, and some I didn’t. And it just happened to be the manager I had in that department before.Continue reading “Moving Team – Again”
Woman!
A work colleague had a particularly nasty individual on the phone a few days ago, who insisted in finishing every sentence with the word ‘woman’. We always give our name to the caller – it’s politeness as well as good service. However, this man wasn’t interested in using my colleagues name as he didn’t wishContinue reading “Woman!”
My Boiler?
One of my colleagues recounted a call she had from a gentleman wishing to insure his boiler. She began by asking for the details of his boiler: make, model, age, fuel. The customer then became totally confused by this and wanted to know if my colleague was discussing his boiler. As he rang us withContinue reading “My Boiler?”
Conversation With a Colleague
I have often written about the calls I receive from customers, but I’d like to share an internal conversation this time. A few days ago one of my colleagues received a call from a lady kindly informing us that the policy holder had sadly passed away. Mrs X said that she was the new ownerContinue reading “Conversation With a Colleague”
