Fonolo

JULY 13, 2021

What causes call center burnout? Stress is notoriously prevalent in call center agents. Because of this, 75% of call center agents are at risk of burnout. Here are some of the most common causes for agent burnout: Unsustainably high workload. Emotional burden and/or abuse from customers.

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JustCall

APRIL 15, 2024

As a sales or customer support manager, you’ve likely noticed some agents seem disengaged, burned out, or stressed. Call center agent burnout is a real problem, and the job demands can take a toll on even the most resilient employees. Burnout disturbs the agent’s focus and motivation.

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Noble Systems

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

So, let’s dive into the top five causes of agent burnout and look into what you can do to combat them. Overworking agents. Here are some examples of tools and technologies that can help your contact center run more efficiently and relieve your agents from repetitive tasks so that they can stay focused on more complex calls.

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CCNG

MARCH 8, 2023

As soon as an agent starts “just going through the motions” rather than engaging with customers, interaction quality plummets—and so do customer satisfaction scores. You know that preventing these types of scenarios is key to keeping morale high and productivity consistent—but how?

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Outsource Consultants

JANUARY 3, 2024

Grading our 2023 BPO Industry Predictions Prediction: Agent Morale is 2023’s Top Priority In late 2022, we heard from new clients that a key concern for 2023 was partnering with BPO vendors adept at managing rising attrition rates. This change in focus led clients to make decisions increasingly based on agent satisfaction levels.

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Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

Replacing agents lost to attrition is costly — averaging more than $14,000 per agent. To keep turnover under control, you have to make sure your managers are trained to keep engagement up and morale high. But the gap between how managers view feedback and how employees see it simply isn’t good for agent morale and mindset.

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Mindtouch

MARCH 16, 2018

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.

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