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How Contact Center Agent Burnout Decreases Productivity (And What You Can Do About It)

Playvox

Agent burnout directly harms the quality of customer service your business provides and significantly hurts your company’s bottom line. It’s hard to ignore the fact that contact centers are plagued with high agent burnout and turnover rates. It starts with a foundation made up of the right technologies and best practices.

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Contact Center Agent Burnout – Part 2, Causes and Remedies

Noble Systems

So, let’s dive into the top five causes of agent burnout and look into what you can do to combat them. Overworking agents. Training bolsters agent confidence and keeps them engaged which increases job satisfaction. Friendly competition engages agents and motivates them to continually improve.

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Everything You Need to Know About Adherence Reporting in the Call Center

Fonolo

Arriving late, logging in late, taking excessive breaks, and calling in sick are just four of the most common things that can dip into an agent’s performance and of course their adherence rate. Agent burnout. 5 Tips to Prevent Call Center Agent Burnout Before it Begins. Non-call tasks.

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The Complete Guide to Call Center Management

Fonolo

Of course, all new positions come with learning curves. To help start you off on the right foot, we’ve put together a guide about all things call center management , so you know exactly how to succeed and can teach your agents how to do the same. Focus on preventing employee burnout. Voice call-backs are a great place to start.

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Your All-in-One Guide to Call Center Workforce Optimization

Fonolo

From organizing call center agents to employing the right technology and developing a customer experience strategy, there are plenty of moving pieces in the successful operation of a contact center. 5 Tips to Prevent Call Center Agent Burnout Before it Begins. Agent onboarding and training. How do I get started?

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Why AHTs Still Matter and 5 Ways to Improve Them

CSM Magazine

In the contact centre, where customers may be anxious, angry or upset, the effect often throws agents off course, impacting their mood, amplifying disengagement, and increasing AHT. While leaders often ask agents to ‘walk in the customer’s shoes’, such advice usually exacerbates these negative consequences.

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Unhappy Customer Support Agents Mean Unhappy Customers

Mindtouch

Regardless of the reason, an unhappy group of support agents can make for unhappy customers and seriously impact customer experience KPIs. Wherever you find agent burnout, dissatisfied customers are not far away. What makes customer support agents unhappy? Inadequate tools and resources.