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Telltale Signs: How to Identify Call Center Agent Burnout

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In a 2011 Study from the University of Maryland, researchers found that burned-out CSRs were much more likely to retaliate against customers in subversive ways. The Top Contact Center Trends to Watch in 2019. Become a contact center super hero in record time! What’s Inside: Gamification in the Contact Center.

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Is Your Customer Service Department a “Factory of Sadness”?

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It’s one of the main reasons why we continue to see stories of service failures (and the resulting customer outrage that ensues) all over social media. Rethink the contact center environment: . Matt Dixon is Group Leader of the Financial Services and Customer Contact Practices of CEB (NYSE: CEB) in Arlington, VA.