How Do You Cope In A High Pressure Customer Service Role?
• Most stressful situations in Customer Service jobs are caused by dissatisfied customers. Try to keep your cool when dealing with an irate customer, as getting angry will not help. Be polite, tell the customer you understand why they are unhappy and always end the call with a positive solution. If you need to call the customer back, do so in a timely fashion, and if you cannot deal with a query pass it to a supervisor. • Some employers set targets for their staff and you may find that the deadlines put you under pressure. Deal with this by breaking your target into smaller chunks–for instance, if you have to deal with 80 calls each day, work out how many you need to get through per hour. • Don’t let other staff members get you down. Some people will spend their working day complaining about the job, and this can affect your own morale. Leave your work behind at the end of the day. At the end of the day, write down anything that you need to deal with the next day and then forget about
