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It's always tough with handle time. Many companies only value low handle time but then get upset when QA is low. You can't have it all. Low handle time means you are rushing the call and that isn't a great experience either. I would try to pull data to see if low handle times are leading to lower QA scores
Thanks for this suggestion. I"m going to do exactly that this week.
I've never had an issue with handle time. Mine has always been way shorter than expected regardless of the company. I don't want to be on the phone any longer than I have to when I call a company. I think customers appreciate efficiency more than anything. I always have 100% surveys.
It's hard to say if it is a good metric for performance because it can be and it also may not be. Imagine if someone in a servicing call center put a customer on hold to do something and then took their sweet time, that's obviously poor performance and not a good customer experience. But at the same time, neither is rushing calls to get them off the line without fixing their problem.
I totally agree with you and when I'm not on the other end I don't like when customer service reps keep pushing me onto other people so I try not to do that to others
My company started getting away from the focus on average handling time. I know that they still care, but they claim they don't and they increased the goal by 30 seconds. I agree with you. Better to take the time to do it right than to have the customer call back.