Calls to Companies Rise Amid Coronavirus, but Operators Aren’t Standing By

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Have you been stuck on hold for an hour or more? Here’s how companies are trying to address the influx of customer calls during the coronavirus pandemic

America’s biggest companies are racing to overhaul customer-service operations that are ill-equipped to have employees working from home amid a pandemic.

Many customers who call the hotlines of airlines, retailers and financial-services firms, among others, encounter hourslong wait times, hearing recorded messages saying help is currently unavailable. Some companies ask that customers manage their issues online or suggest that they hold off on seeking assistance altogether.

 

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PEOPLE, I WORK IN ONE OF THESE CALL CENTERS!!!! Tips: 1) We probably know why you are calling, NO BACKSTORY PLEASE 2) Have your information ready. 3) 90% of you need the same thing, Let us get it for you quick and move on. 4) If you speak spanish, press the button for spanish!

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