Angry Customer Research Paper

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Dealing with Angry Customers 1 Dealing with Angry Customers Christina Blair CM107-86 Professor E. Miller December 17, 2013 Dealing with Angry Customers 2 Dealing with Angry Customers Working in the customer service field can be very difficult at times. No one looks forward to dealing with angry and difficult customers. Often the customer is rude and disrespectful. How a person responds can make a big difference in the outcome. When we take the time to learn how to handle customers that are difficult make the job a little less stressful. Remaining calm is very essential to resolving any issue a customer may have. Having a negative reaction towards…show more content…
Put yourself in the customer’s position. How would you feel if this happened to you? Make sure you pay attention to your own body language; this also communicates understanding and empathy. Understanding goes a long way towards smoothing things over. Whether the customer’s complaint is legitimate or not is really irrelevant. Don’t blame someone else, this only emphasizes that you are more concerned about yourself. Apologizing to the customer to let them know you are sorry this happened to them will show the company takes some responsibility. This is the least you can do when a customer feels they have been wronged. Finally you come to the point of finding a resolution. Offer a resolution and if he/she isn’t satisfied with what you have to offer, ask the customer what he/she feels would be an appropriate solution. Do not promise something that cannot be delivered. The resolution needs to be fair a realistic. There is also an opportunity to deliver more than what was offered. Doing something above and beyond what had been promised can have a positive impact on the customer. The customer will feel good about their encounter, and have some sort of
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