Does anyone else get misdirected call transfers to them because the previous rep either called the wrong department? Or they had no idea how to help, so they just dumped them into some random department's call queue? I get that customers get pissed off due to hold times. But it's even worse when they've been on hold, only to be told they have to be transferred. Then sit on hold again, are transferred to me, and all I can do is transfer them again.

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This happened to me today. The customer was sent to the wrong department three times and they got so mad at me because I was trying to send them to the RIGHT place. They thought I was just trying to pawn them off again

It's gotten to a point where we have to complain to managers about certain departments doing this. It's like you signed up to work at a call center.. accept that you will have to handle calls

I brought this up in my team meeting this week. I made sure that everyone knew the extension numbers for each department and had examples of reason why a customer would be sent to a specific department. I hope that it helps

My department has been getting more calls in the wrong queues within the department and calls meant for ancillary departments. Part of it is that customers are told to call us because their contacts either don't know or don't have time to deal with the customer. Second part of it seems to be attrition and lackluster new hire training. Third part is knowledge gaps left by people leaving, hoarding knowledge or messy workplace culture is taking us down.

I’ve noticed this in my department’s email. It’s usually some variation of “nobody is there to answer the phone.”

This is honestly unacceptable and it’s getting to the point that I’ve been ready to walk off because I can’t take the incompetence of some of our reps. I’ve been thinking of asking for a meeting with my direct managers’ manager because it seems that middle management is not doing anything about this despite my bringing it up many times. It’s straight-up call avoidance and it makes everyone else’s lives a living hell at work!

I think anyone that works in a slightly specialized department gets that. People are either trying to pass the buck or just at their wit's end.

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