Is Rude the new ‘Tude?

When did it become fashionable to be so rude? In the past several weeks, I’ve had several people ask me about those rude customers that I referred to in my blog titled “Why are you (as a customer) so rude? Disgruntled employees want to know.”  One question asker works...

Kindness—Does It Need to be Real?

We’ve all heard the term “Fake it ‘til you make it.” But, can we truly apply this philosophy to customer service? If customers know that you’re “faking kindness,” won’t that annoy them? Does it annoy you when someone isn’t being sincerely kind to you? OR, do you...

BAD scripts = MAD customers!

We’ve all had it happen. We’re talking to a customer service agent, for a few seconds only, before we realize that we’re talking with a robot. The agent is obviously reading from a script, so he’s truly not listening. As customers, this is maddening to us.  As...