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5 Ways to Avoid Agent Burnout Through Customer Self-Service

Mindtouch

Despite the proliferation of new support channels and technology, agent turnover remains the number one problem for contact centers. It’s not a problem to be ignored: agent burnout can diminish call center morale and negatively impact customer support KPIs like CSAT and NPS. Think of Agents as Customers.

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Contact Center Agent Burnout – Part 2, Causes and Remedies

Noble Systems

In addition, you may be risking your reputation and impeding the quality of customer service, which can lead to plummeting customer satisfaction. So, let’s dive into the top five causes of agent burnout and look into what you can do to combat them. Overworking agents. Contact center technology can alleviate agent burnout.

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2024 Predictions for Call Center Outsourcing

Outsource Consultants

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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7 Proven Ways to Manage Contact Center Agent Staffing Shortages

Playvox

Solutions include reducing agent-assisted volume, maximizing the capacity you already have, and automating processes in order to relieve agent burdens. What happens when you don’t have enough contact center agents? When you have an agent shortage, it causes significant CX, operational, morale, and cost issues.

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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? Good for the agent, good for the customer.

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Redefining the Future of Enterprise Contact Center Solutions

Balto

These inefficiencies can be a result of low agent morale, high turnover rates, agent burnout, and a lack of self-service channels. For example, using AI to automate mundane tasks can significantly free up your agents’ time, which can help your agents stay motivated and reduce agent burnout.

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21 Call Center KPIs for Complete Performance Visibility

Babelforce

Self-service , omnichannel support , and being proactive can reduce customer effort. . #18 Average idle time measures the time agents waiting for calls to come in. You should expect some amount of idle time, and trying to abolish it completely can lead to agent burnout. . #17 Customer effort score (CES).