Be honest: have you ever lost your temper with a customer service rep? And did it ever help? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by _pete_@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I’m having a hell of a time with my current ISP (sitting at 18 days now without a connection) and I’m having to bite my tongue every time I’m talking to them (Remember The Human and all that)

Whilst the front line support are nice people and answer the phones quickly they are honestly pretty useless and they never really sound like they know what they’re talking about, also seemingly none of the departments seem particularly good about communicating what’s going on so it’s hard to get a straight and useful answer out of them.

Have you ever lost it with a rep? What happened? and did it ever help push things along?

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[-] sevan@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 months ago

My answers below, but for your current issue, put in a complaint with the FCC or email the CEO of the company directly. Most major companies have a process to resolve issues that normal agents can't access if you can get to the right level. Emailing the CEO works with many companies, but telecom companies are sensitive to FCC oversight and would rather fix your issue than deal with the FCC.

https://consumercomplaints.fcc.gov/hc/en-us/articles/115002206106-Internet-Form-Descriptions-of-Complaint-Issues

Yes, the agent agreed with me that the company owed me money, but told me they couldn't do anything about it. I told them I understood, but please put in a ticket to someone that could do something about it. They just kept telling me they couldn't help until I got mad. They eventually relented and put in a ticket, which was then denied without reason a month later. I resolved the issue by circumventing the call center entirely and getting directly to an escalation team similar to what I recommended above.

[-] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

I would complain on their twitter account, That seems to get action pretty fast these days.

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