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Customer service agents need an explicit escalation contract
The best service agent is not the one that avoids human help. It is the one that knows when, why and how to hand over with useful context.
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Customer service agents need an explicit escalation contract
The best service agent is not the one that avoids human help. It is the one that knows when, why and how to hand over with useful context.
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