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Contact Centers with Remote Workers Save the Day and Year

During the pandemic, Contact Centers that began remotely or, moved agents to remote work quickly, prospered while those stuck in the old model lost agents, momentum, and market share.

Remote Workers report being happier

What business could have been more suited to working from home? Technology plus the need to work from home meshed beautifully so companies could continue to provide world-class service with agents safely based from home.

For most companies, it was difficult to extricate from expensive building leases, so there was not immediate savings on brick and mortar office space. And, many companies had to invest in technology, hardware and software to make work from home possible. However, moving into 2021, ROI is starting to become evident as companies begin to see the savings from closing offices, reducing liability insurance costs, and other office related expenses.

Technology investments will continue to pay dividends. Efficiency will continue to grow as Contact Center leaders learn to leverage remote agents. Managers and Supervisors can lead larger teams using technology.

Without Remote options, many companies would have been unable to stay in business. The Remote Contact Center industry found a new pool of motivated workers who had been laid off or fired by brick and mortar based businesses like Restaurants and retail stores. Not everyone can transition to a job where they work on a computer and handle interactions all day, so the recruiting and hiring process should be revised to look for workers whose personalities, career goals, and skills will fit well in a work from home job.

Given the proper security and home based working environment, happier workers lead to better customer experience. Long commutes tire workers before an 8 hour shift. Less wear and tear on vehicles, savings on gasoline, lunches, clothing, and daycare are just some of the employee benefits when they can work from home.

What was once reserved as a benefit for the best agents, is now the norm. The smart Contact Center players will continue their commitment to Remote workers. What will you do?