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My emotions get the better of me when dealing with difficult customers?

I am good at arguments.... I am good at weighing out the other persons feelings and what is right and wrong and both sides. I am reasonable and i can admit when i'm wrong even in a heated debate. Not to sound good headed there just setting the scene...

When customers comes into my establishment and raises a complaint that needs sorting and they are clearly very delusional and ignorant to our policy that is clearly outlined and they get enraged and rude for no reason when i am being fake with them.... (I.e customer service being nice to them even though you want to punch them). However when we get the really difficult and stupid customers i can't help but just lay it right straight to them that they are in the wrong and they should leave in a reasonably unacceptable tone.

Now i can see as a business where this will have a negative effect on the business. The customer is not always right and i have problems in not taking the opportunity to prove to them they are wrong.

Despite the customers ignorance how can i make sure i stay 100% fake and professional basically cool headed and keep them happy despite the fact they are so very wrong. After all i am only human so it's human to human conversation we are dealing with and stupidity especially when they are insulting my business due their own fault. Of course if we have wronged as a business i am quick to make it up and will apologize.

P.s i don't have anger issues i simply do not tolerate customers pointing fingers when they have wronged not any of our staff or business.

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  • Penela
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    Dealing with customers is a hard job. I did it for a while and I hated it. If they didn't upset you, you wouldn't be human. Also, in spite of your professional tone, you might be giving the customer clues that you think they are stupid. People can pick up on that, and get defensive about it, as nobody likes to be made to feel stupid.

    Maybe just change your method of pointing out their ignorance, by saying 'yeah sorry about that, that's just how it is and I don't have the power to change it' or something along those lines. If they still won't shut up, then offer a supervisor to speak to. But I do sympathise with you, that is why I refuse to deal with people.

  • 8 years ago

    I've worked many customer service jobs. The customer is almost always WRONG despite what we are trained to believe. Unfortunately, in customer service you have to be able to deal with that as it's given and in a professional manner. If you cannot, then you need to find a different line of work. Just remember that while you know the facts, that rude/angry customer is in front of you making themselves look foolish. Make fun of them in your head, when they move on just laugh it off. Those people are ignorant and not worth getting upset over. Anything you will try to tell them will go in one ear and out the other. Best to just do your job, and kill them with kindness.

    Source(s): Work in customer service.
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Be honest and picture about it. in case you provide an answer of ways some different person dealt with it, you receives stuck in a lie. they elect to understand the way you ought to address it. assemble your recommendations and be honest. ought to you: ignore with regard to the anger, deal with it, step round it? ought to you: tell the customer they are excellent, they are incorrect, or see that excellent or incorrect, they sense they have an concern and take a check out to remedy their situation? the conception in coping with a tricky client is with the flexibility to defuse a foul challenge. in case you sense issues 'getting uncontrolled' you prefer to understand at the same time as this is time to get the boss in contact contained in the challenge. imagine on this stuff and get a procedure action on your head. each and every challenge will be diverse yet you've an idea. the customer isn't continuously excellent, they are continuously genuine. there's a large difference.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    All you have to do is acknowledge their complaints. You may say, "I understand how you are feeling now being... However, I just want to inform you regarding our policies...

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