Noble Systems

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

When you factor in that call centers typically spend $8800 on hiring and training new agent, attrition can cost a 100-agent contact center about $325,600 per year. So, let’s dive into the top five causes of agent burnout and look into what you can do to combat them.

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JustCall

APRIL 15, 2024

As a sales or customer support manager, you’ve likely noticed some agents seem disengaged, burned out, or stressed. Call center agent burnout is a real problem, and the job demands can take a toll on even the most resilient employees. Recognize good performance What is call center burnout?

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Global Response

AUGUST 7, 2023

If creating a successful call center is proving challenging, our team has 40+ years of experience managing call centers and creating successful cultures. How your team communicates, shares information, and collaborates makes up a big part of your call center culture. Communication. Your customer focus.

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Balto

JANUARY 21, 2025

In the fast-paced world of call centers, performance is everything. The success of your operation hinges on how well your agents handle customer interactions, deliver exceptional service, and drive meaningful outcomes. Thats where call center agent performance metrics come in. But how do you measure success?

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Balto

JANUARY 2, 2025

In the fast-paced world of call centers, performance is everything. The success of your operation hinges on how well your agents handle customer interactions, deliver exceptional service, and drive meaningful outcomes. Thats where call center agent performance metrics come in. But how do you measure success?

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Balto

JANUARY 17, 2025

Running a call center is like captaining a ship in rough waters. If youre in call center management, you know the grind. Balancing customer satisfaction, agent performance, and operational efficiency isnt just hardit can feel like a game where the rules change daily. What is Call Center Management?

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Balto

JANUARY 18, 2025

Running a call center is like captaining a ship in rough waters. If youre in call center management, you know the grind. Balancing customer satisfaction, agent performance, and operational efficiency isnt just hardit can feel like a game where the rules change daily. What is Call Center Management?

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Balto

JANUARY 14, 2025

In todays customer-first world, monitoring and improving call center performance through analytics is no longer a luxuryits a necessity. Utilizing call center analytics software is crucial for improving operational efficiency and enhancing customer experience. What Are Call Center Analytics?

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Xaqt

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Monday the Center for Disease Control (CDC) sounded the alarm bell that the spread of Coronavirus in the U.S. While no one knows what the actual impact of the virus will be, we expect that call centers across several industries along with public sector service agencies will be adversely impacted.

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Babelforce

JULY 29, 2021

But every so often you should do yourself a big favor and shake up the call center KPIs your measure. 21 essential call center KPIs. #1 Talk time is a simple metric; it’s the total time agents spend dealing with callers. It differs from handling time because it doesn’t include after call work or time on hold.

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Playvox

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Anecdotally, even the promise of substantially higher contact center agent salaries isn’t resulting in the number of qualified hires call centers need to fully staff up. With the holiday rush looming, an agent shortage could be detrimental to business. Increased agent burnout.

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Fonolo

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

The customer service profession is known for high turnover rates and agent burnout, however, some professionals greatly excel in this line of work, and show tremendous aptitude for delivering excellent customer care. Example: The call center is constantly evolving and new systems are being put in place. Jim Rembach.

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Mindtouch

MARCH 16, 2018

Regardless of the reason, an unhappy group of support agents can make for unhappy customers and seriously impact customer experience KPIs. Wherever you find agent burnout, dissatisfied customers are not far away. What makes customer support agents unhappy? Inadequate tools and resources.

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JustCall

MARCH 6, 2023

Call Center Productivity and Metrics Call center metrics are crucial to understand and measure performance. They reveal agent strengths and weaknesses, as well as customer satisfaction, and whether or not you have the right people and technology in place. What is Call Center Occupancy?

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Playvox

JANUARY 11, 2024

Managing forecasting, scheduling, and agent productivity in a call center is a lot like searching for the fountain of youth. While we don’t have a roadmap to the proverbial fountain, we can help steer you in the right direction for better call center workforce management (WFM).

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JustCall

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Remote call center employees feel they can be more flexible, productive, and satisfied while working from home. Work from home call centers must deal very cautiously with employees who prefer to work from home. Work from home call centers must deal very cautiously with employees who prefer to work from home.

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Playvox

APRIL 4, 2023

Replacing agents lost to attrition is costly — averaging more than $14,000 per agent. To keep turnover under control, you have to make sure your managers are trained to keep engagement up and morale high. Agents need to hear when their performance could use some help.

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Contact Center Pipeline

AUGUST 10, 2021

The phone beeps in my ear; I answer with, “Thank you for calling Hoosier Healthwise. This is Mark. How can I help you today?” I pause to allow the other person on the line to speak. He says, “Well, I hope you can,” and he says that he needs help selecting a health plan. I […].

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SharpenCX

APRIL 29, 2020

To keep your team engaged and performing at their best, your agents need to be coached daily. Because productivity without engagement is another key contributor to agent burnout – the Rube Goldberg Machine of bad outcomes. As you forecast for customer needs and plan agent schedules, build in time for coaching each agent.

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Contact Center Pipeline

JANUARY 28, 2021

Although COVID-19 is still the central focus of our everyday lives, the contact center industry appears to be moving forward with optimism, lessons learned and plans for delivering customer service in a business environment that looks nothing like the previous years. Welcome, 2021! The new year always brings hope for new beginnings.

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Balto

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

These inefficiencies can be a result of low agent morale, high turnover rates, agent burnout, and a lack of self-service channels. For example, using AI to automate mundane tasks can significantly free up your agents’ time, which can help your agents stay motivated and reduce agent burnout.

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Playvox

MAY 25, 2023

People sitting around and not being productive is bad for morale and customer experience. Inaccurate forecasts can also result in being understaffed, which is also very costly because it can create agent burnout and turnover, not to mention countless bad experiences because you don’t have enough people to serve the volume of interactions.

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Fonolo

JULY 13, 2021

However, customer support workers are at a particularly high risk of burnout, and that risk is even higher for call centers. That’s why it’s so important for businesses to practice mindfulness and take steps to support the wellbeing of their agents and other employees. What causes call center burnout?

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Outsource Consultants

JANUARY 3, 2024

Predicting the future of the call center industry is no easy feat – it’s a complex and ever-evolving landscape. The call center industry was grappling with high turnover and absenteeism, prompting a shift towards prioritizing agent stability and morale.

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Voxjar

JANUARY 11, 2018

Less Agent Burnout – A first call resolution leads to less customer frustration directed towards reps and makes an inherently stressful job more enjoyable. No customer wants to complain to a call center, much less prolong the experience over multiple calls. Let’s say your call center is not efficient.

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Hodusoft

APRIL 16, 2025

The midsized and bigger ones handle thousands of calls every day. Here are some key call volume challenges telecom companies face: 1. High Subscriber Base The huge number of active users in an average telecom company puts pressure on call center operations.

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