Company
Date Published
Author
Kate Sugrue
Word count
894
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

You're working at AR Workflow, a company that helps restoration contractors get paid faster using automated invoicing features. Your goal is to satisfy your customers and make them feel comfortable in their own skin while learning about the software. You use music as a productivity hack and find it helpful in various genres. When dealing with difficult customers, you remain calm and professional, often using humor to diffuse tense situations. You believe that laughter is essential in customer service and try to make your customers laugh while also providing them with expert guidance. Your greatest productivity hack is having music playing in the background, which helps you focus. Despite being a fan of indie music, you also enjoy country and hardcore rap genres. You use the Intercom platform for customer support and appreciate its detailed responses, helpful guidance, and friendly atmosphere. However, you've had negative experiences with some companies that don't value their employees' well-being. When explaining your job to an alien, you'd say that you help them collect money from customers using your company's software. Your most used emoji in customer chats is the "thinking face" emoji, and you identify as a customer success professional because you provide support, service, and help your customers gain experience so they can succeed. You wish people knew that working in customer service requires patience, kindness, and effective communication to resolve issues and make customers feel valued.