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Taking the Stress out of Challenging Situations

I had to terminate the call so I could get to an important appointment, so the service provider gave me a ticket number and told me to check back later. By this time I had over 3000 emails and counting in my inbox and I was a nervous wreck. I turned off the vibration feature to reduce the stress, but I watched as the emails kept piling up – faster than I could delete them.

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When the Customer Service person says “I Can’t Help”

We’ve all experienced it. You need to get something done and the customer service person you are relying on says, “I can’t help”. The solution requires a little bit of empathy, perhaps some creativity and a lot of common sense. Although the clerk may be smart, efficient and good at their job, they fail to show any of the three requirements. There is no empathy, little creatively and certainly no evidence of common sense.

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