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The reason it take a Twitter referral is that the phone reps usually are “subcontractors” that aren’t allowed to do anything. There’s a good chance they have to meet absurd metrics in order not to get fired.

This linked article explains why in many cases a companies phone support can’t do much and is also mistreated.

https://www.propublica.org/article/meet-the-customer-service...




Right, they really just function as frustration absorbers more than anything else.


Clearly one of those metrics isn't low wait times. Another is certainly not 99.9% case resolution or escalation.




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