A Prime Example of Predatory Customer Service Sludge
I'm convinced I just experienced the ninth ring of Dante’s Inferno. I spent FOUR AND A HALF HOURS on the phone with customer service on behalf of my father, trying to resolve ongoing issues with his phone and internet.
In a truly remarkable display of terrible customer service that could test even the most ironclad will and mental strength, they had me troubleshoot the exact same thing no less than six times, with intermittent “1–3 minute” holds (translation: 15 minutes), only to circle back to the same series of questions…over…and over…and over again. The rep kept claiming, “Now we must try this ONE last step.” I lost hope after the third time she said that.
Finally, at the end, she informed me that the next step in the protocol (wait, there was a protocol?) was to raise an internal inquiry so the team could try to resolve the issue remotely. Was that not what we were just doing for the past 4.5 hours?
She couldn’t tell me what our next options were if that didn’t work, what to expect next, or what happens if we miss the callback. So I sit here 4.5 hrs later no further ahead than when this nightmare began. There truly needs to be a negative star option on TrustPilot.
I'm convinced this is a prime example of purposefully obtuse sludge, one that should really be illegal because 4.5 hrs is about 56% percent of a working man's 8 hr shift.
Heading to Eastlink tomorrow AM.