All the agents are busy doing their jobs. The customer is waiting for someone to pick up the phone.
He is nervous because he urgently needs to book the plane tickets for tomorrow’s flight.
Finally, somebody answers the phone, apologizing for not being able to transfer the line to someone
from the airline service, because all the operators are busy. He asks the customer to call back a little
bit later. A few minutes later, the same situation is being repeated. The customer loses his nerve, and
searches for the number of another travel agency.
Situations like this happen every day, but they can be easily prevented. Companies
involved in providing services and information, should install answering machines. In case
where the agency does not have an automatic answering system, the phone should not ring
more than four times before one of the agents answers it. Agent should not talk with his
mouth full, not chew gum while talking, not talk simultaneously with other persons, speech
has to be distinct and clear, without inappropriate phrases, speed of speech must be adequate.
If the agent takes the message for his colleague, he has to check if the colleague has received
it etc.