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Dealing with Irate Customers

Posted By: Abbey Grace Yap | Posted On: 2008-09-30 | Article ID: 98848

People are sure to go through a phase of impulsive buying at one point in their life. They are going to buy something they don't know how to use or use something they don't know how to configure properly. Most of the times, these moments of impulsiveness leads to locked software, broken devices, and angry customers.

And who do the angry customers turn to? The customer service representatives.

If you look at it, they're not to be faulted. They are, after all, just the people that take care of the phone calls. But most consumers blame these people for faulty service provided by the company, and sometimes they even blame the poor phone support professional for their own mistakes.

Is that fair for the customer service representative?

The truth is, it isn't. Consumers should be aware that the phone representatives are not the ones personally responsible for the predicament and therefore should not be the one blamed for it. However, on the flip side, you can't blame customers for thinking that way because they have a general concept that the agent is the company. They represent the company therefore they are, in part, guilty of the problem.

Although it is not a fair concept, there's not much a customer support professional can do about this and should just deal with it in the most professional manner possible. So how should customer service representatives handle situations such as these? Here are some helpful tips:

Let the customer talk it off.
It is usually true that after a customer talks his heart out, he starts calming down and deals with the problem in a more composed manner. Just listen to their complaint and acknowledge what they're saying. Note down their concerns and tell them you'll taking it down for future reference.
Assure the customer that you're going to do everything you can to help.
Don't just say yes in a non-committal way because your customers won't believe you. Make sure that you make your customers feel that you will be doing whatever you can to help them, or at least let their concerns reach the appropriate departments. That should be able to pacify them a little bit.
Respectfully apologize for the inconvenience they have experienced.
It always helps to lessen the anger of an irate customer when you say sorry for the inconvenience, even if it isn't your fault. It lets them know that you understand that something has gone wrong and it has inconvenienced them.
Don't just say you'll try to help. Look for ways to help the customer.
You don't have to come up with the exact solution to the customer's problems, because not all matters are covered by your scope of support. It can be something as simple as transferring the customer to the appropriate department that can further address the caller's concern. That alone is going to be of great help to the customer.

Although it can be relatively easy to just let yourself be swayed by your customer's anger and irritation, learning how to deal with it will make you a more productive and helpful customer service representative. So next time you encounter a caller who's so angry at your company and starts blaming you for it, take a deep breath and try to remember these tips on dealing with these kinds of customers.

 

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Abbey Grace Yap
US Contact Point Provides Call Center Solutions and Outsourcing Services Solutions combined with latest technology. Visit us at Phone Answering Service | Call Center Outsourcing | Customer Service Representative | Inbound Call Center



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