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How to reduce agent burnout in your contact center

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It contributes to the industry’s notoriously high agent attrition rates, which averaged around 38% in 2022. When questioned, 62% of call center agents identified burnout as one of their top workplace challenges. It’s estimated that the cost of replacing a single agent is anywhere between $5,000 to $7,500.

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Protecting Your Contact Center Agents’ Emotional Well-Being

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Gartner found that disengaged agents actually make getting support harder for your customers by not resolving issues quickly, by forcing them to repeat information, and by failing to help them resolve their issues in fewer steps. Attrition Turnover has long been an issue in contact centers.

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The Top 4 Contact Center Trends To Boost Performance And CX

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Tackle Agent Attrition, Address Burnout With WEM In 2022, the average a gent turnover rate climbed as high as 30% for large customer service organizations. With the cost to replace an agent averaging more than $14,000, you can’t afford to stay stuck in this cycle.

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The Importance of Accurate Forecasting for Omnichannel Volume

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For example, in a contact center, WFM helps maximize the use of agent labor by forecasting the volume of interactions — calls, emails, chat, ticketing, etc. — and scheduling the correct number of agents with the right skills at the right time to handle the expected volume of transactions.