How do you handle irate customers.
Anonymous
Listen carefully to the customer. Actively sympathize / apologize. Take responsibility to resolve the issue. Remain calm and compassionate. Remember to keep things positive. Even if the customer was in the wrong, the worst thing you can do is portray them in a negative light. Focusing on your compassion, composure, and desire to remediate the situation will denote professionalism and maturity.
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