Call Center Office Interiors

by Call Center Gal on January 31, 2010

One of the noticeable things that call center offices are doing is polishing its overall look. That is meant, of course to show good ‘first’ impression to clients and applicants alike.

Some call center offices can be so modern looking that they only have glass tiles coupled with modern interiors, while there are some offices that poses as a relaxing area for your second home.

Which do you think looks more inviting if you would apply in the call center? :)

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Life of a Pinoy Call Center Agent

by Call Center Gal on January 31, 2010

Please listen to the clip and post your comments below this post.

Disclaimer: Got this from Youtube.

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Shop Local Stuff Online

January 20, 2010

How much time do you have in your hands?
I just asked that question because I know that people get to move faster nowadays, they want to have everything in their hands, in the soonest time possible.
And this is the same thing when it goes to shopping. If you find it hard to get your favorite [...]

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APAC Cubao Adopts Honeycomb Layout

January 20, 2010

Wonder how call center operations floor looks? Well, here’s a video from APAC Araneta Cubao showing their ‘honeycomb layout’ design on their operations floor.

Check the video and see for yourself.
By the way, thanks to INQUIRER.net reporter Lawrence Casiraya for sharing this in Youtube.

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Keeping Healthy When You’re on the Night Shift

January 19, 2010

When you are always on the graveyard shift, just like most people in the call center industry, you have to take better care of your health. For one thing, you can take some vitamins which can greatly help boost your immune system.
Having a good immune system is essential because studies have shown that working at [...]

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Top 3 Things Call Center Agents Want Their Work Space to Have

January 18, 2010

When you spend 9 hours of graveyard work, five days a week, then you take into serious consideration the quality of your work space. Sadly, there are call centers who only consider the comfort of their agents as just an afterthought.
Here are the top 3 things, in my opinion, that call center agents would [...]

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Moments with Challenging Customers

January 18, 2010

When I was a call center agent, we have this private joke about needing some antiaging products after completing a very challenging call with a customer.
That is why we have to control our emotions whenever that ‘moment’ with the customer happens in the call. We have to remember that their frustration is not really directed [...]

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Starbucks to Close Seattle Call Center

January 18, 2010

Starbucks will soon be closing its 130-seater call center operations in Seattle, Washington in the United States. It was reported that the coffee giant’s call center processes will be transfered Sitel at its Albuquerque, New Mexico branch.
This move is said to be the result of Starbucks’ dedication to providing better quality customer service to its [...]

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Weight Gain Supplements for Call Center Agents

January 17, 2010

It is not surprising that some call center agents also need to take some weight gain supplements to look better.
Yes, there are a lot of call center employees who have been keeping some flabs instead of abs, carrying some excess weight. But there are also on the other extreme condition, they’re too skinny that [...]

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Call Center Agent’s Challenging Times

January 17, 2010

When I started this call center blog I know that I also want to reach out to other people working in BPO / Call Centers. I am looking forward to share my experience and learn from their experience as well.
That is why I was touched by the comment I got from one reader named Honey [...]

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