CHAPTER 11

Difficult Customer Interactions

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Everyone runs into upset and angry customers from time to time. CSRs may face more angry customers than many other essential service staff. Some days CSRs must wonder if a single nice person is left in the world.

The key is to know how to best react and not take animosity personally. We’ll show you how to do both better.

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Difficult Customers

Many new CSRs do not know how to handle upset, aggressive, complaining customers. Many hold these beliefs:

• The only way CSRs can learn is simply through experience, and that can take years to acquire.

• CSRs pick up their approach to dealing with angry ...

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