On a given day, how much downtime do you have between customers? What about in general? Thanks!

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Longest downtime between calls is probably 30 minutes on average. On a very slow day, which usually happens on a wednesday, I sometimes get lucky breaks of up to an hour.

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Wow! I never have breaks that last that long. :) Good for you!

Not much if at all usually. I work in Live Chat.

Inbound is unpredictable. Some days it's slow, but you can still get a few calls in a row. Most inbound CS positions I've been in focus on stats like availability and adherence. Meaning if you're not available for calls 5-10 minutes after each call, they'll seek you out.

If I'm lucky, 30-45 minutes. But on an average day it's more like 15-20 minutes! My company gives us an hour paid lunch which is so nice though!!

Mm i work for 9 hours, 2 15 minute breaks and 1 hour long break, lately, i have had 6 to 8 interactions a day, it was not always like this though, had to get into a more specialized position

No more than 30 seconds and it’s absolute hell

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