Given the negative direct and indirect (through emotional labor) outcomes of interactions with rude customers, it may be advantageous for organizations to design mechanisms for reducing stress through positive outlets after experiencing interpersonal mistreatment from customers. Also, having proactive policies for how to deal with these types of customers (and potentially prevent escalation) would be helpful for not only the service provider and his/her coping, but also in reducing costs for the organizations associated with disengaged employees and upset customers