Babelforce

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

It contributes to the industry’s notoriously high agent attrition rates, which averaged around 38% in 2022. When questioned, 62% of call center agents identified burnout as one of their top workplace challenges. It’s estimated that the cost of replacing a single agent is anywhere between $5,000 to $7,500.

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Fonolo

JANUARY 25, 2022

Although it sounds technical, WFO is just a fancy way of speaking to the management of all things call center-related in a way that boosts agent productivity and overall call center performance—however, there is a lot involved in developing a successful WFO strategy, and we have you covered with all the details. Agent onboarding and training.

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TechSee

MAY 4, 2021

Physical contact centers were shut down, with agents hastily transitioned to a work from home (WFH) model and field service crews immobilized, yet calls from customers for assistance skyrocketed. Another survey corroborated these findings, with just under half (45%) of U.S. Agent Burnout. WFH employees in the U.S

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Outsource Consultants

JANUARY 3, 2024

Grading our 2023 BPO Industry Predictions Prediction: Agent Morale is 2023’s Top Priority In late 2022, we heard from new clients that a key concern for 2023 was partnering with BPO vendors adept at managing rising attrition rates. This simplicity can help boost voter participation, particularly among younger demographics.

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SharpenCX

JUNE 3, 2020

Of those surveyed, the biggest percentage of contact centers only make schedule revisions or offer shift bidding once per quarter. A lack of visibility into goals, metrics, and progress fuels agent burnout. Agents who sit at severe risk for burnout are 63% less likely to have daily metrics on display in their office.

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Balto

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

But in reality, we found that while many people leave within their first year, a majority of tenured agents spend longer in the contact center than they originally planned — and they’re happy to have done so. In our survey, 46.7% In our survey, we found that 62.96% of tenured agents had a mentor at work.

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Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

The study also revealed that customers are turning to digital channels to complain more often than phone calls, with 32% of customers surveyed sharing their complaints on social media. 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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