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Old 28-12-2011, 19:12   #1
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Manchester Airport to move call centre in-house

Customers can't understand Scottish accents...

http://travel.aol.co.uk/2011/12/27/s...-local-accent/
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Old 28-12-2011, 19:24   #2
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Re: Manchester Airport to move call centre in-house

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Customers can't understand Scottish accents...

http://travel.aol.co.uk/2011/12/27/s...-local-accent/
Excellent news for those looking for work in Manchester
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Old 28-12-2011, 21:01   #3
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Re: Manchester Airport to move call centre in-house

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and to get them up to speed with informal phrases like 'hiya, you alright?",
not forgetting "alright, calm down calm down" for the irate customer. and "do you want a schmack" for the annoying customer.

or is that Liverpool?
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Old 28-12-2011, 21:03   #4
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Re: Manchester Airport to move call centre in-house

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not forgetting "alright, calm down calm down" for the irate customer.
Liverpool for that one

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and "do you want a schmack" for the annoying customer.

or is that Liverpool?
and Phil Mitchell for that one
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Re: Manchester Airport to move call centre in-house

calm down, calm down - definitley liverpool that one! :P

along with "queens park rangers - who are they?????"
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not forgetting "alright, calm down calm down" for the irate customer. and "do you want a schmack" for the annoying customer.

or is that Liverpool?
Is that your imagination running wild again or do you daydream about such things that do not exist in any callcentre.
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Re: Manchester Airport to move call centre in-house

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Customers can't understand Scottish accents...

http://travel.aol.co.uk/2011/12/27/s...-local-accent/
Let's hope it's the start of something big
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Is that your imagination running wild again or do you daydream about such things that do not exist in any callcentre.
I was told to calm down, and offered a schmack from a call centre once.
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Re: Manchester Airport to move call centre in-house

Just from a call centre?
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I was told to calm down, and offered a schmack from a call centre once.
You should have reported them as that is unprofessional.

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Just from a call centre?
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You should have reported them as that is unprofessional.
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I got my own back. I gave as good as I got
Usually better to hang up and call back to complain as they think nothing more will happen until their manager takes them to one side.
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Usually better to hang up and call back to complain as they think nothing more will happen until their manager takes them to one side.
I felt sorry for her.
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