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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. What Causes Agent Burnout? Preventing Agent Burnout.

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Protecting Your Contact Center Agents’ Emotional Well-Being

Playvox

According to the 2023 Customer Rage Study by CCMC and Arizona State University , 74% of respondents reported experiencing a problem with a company’s product or service, up from 66% in 2020 and 56% in 2017. In 2022, the average agent turnover rate at all contact centers was 24% and climbed as high as 30% for large customer service centers.

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Why AHTs Still Matter and 5 Ways to Improve Them

CSM Magazine

The experience a company provides is as important as its products or services, as confirmed in a study by Salesforce of nearly 17,000 consumers worldwide. In one go, they increase planning flexibility, reduce idle time and facilitate better occupancy control to guard against agent burnout, which negatively affects AHT.

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Customer Service Call Centers

NobelBiz

WFM involves forecasting call volumes, scheduling staff, and managing day-to-day operations to ensure that the right number of agents are available to handle customer interactions at all times. This not only helps in maintaining optimal staffing levels but also in reducing operational costs and minimizing agent burnout.

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The Health of the Contact Center: Are You Ready for 2019?

A survey of 1,000 contact center professionals reveals what it takes to improve agent well-being in a customer-centric era. This report is a must-read for contact center leaders preparing to engage agents and improve customer experience in 2019.

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Study: The Health of the Contact Center

What does it take to engage agents in this customer-centric era? Download our study of 1,000 contact center agents in the US and UK to find out what major challenges are facing contact center agents today – and what your company can do about it.