Customer Service is Broken by Design (and How to Actually Get Heard)
Customer service isn't broken by accident—it's structured to wear you down. Here's why it happens and a practical way to get real results.
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Customer service isn't broken by accident—it's structured to wear you down. Here's why it happens and a practical way to get real results.
Continue ReadingBack in the day, customer service pros had a secret weapon: Pressing 0 on your phone until you got a live person. It was fast. It was simple. It worked.
Continue ReadingWe've all heard the advice: 'Just be polite and patient — they'll help you.' But if being nice always worked with corporations, DearCEO.wtf wouldn't exist.
Continue ReadingYou open a support ticket. You explain your problem. They tell you, 'We'll get back to you.' And then… nothing. Days turn into weeks, and your ticket might as well be on Mars.
Continue ReadingRemember when customer service meant talking to an actual human? You'd call, maybe wait a few minutes, press '0' for an operator, and you'd get a person who could help you right then and there.
Continue ReadingRemember when you could just hit '0' and talk to a real person? That used to be the universal escape hatch. You'd skip the phone maze and finally hear a human voice.
Continue ReadingWhen companies break your trust, standard customer service channels often become part of the problem. Here's why escalation is your best option.
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