Hi all,
I work in public service and therefore deal with members of the public face to face all day at a desk.
Tomorrow I have a particularly challenging person booked to me who has significant alcohol/possible MH issues and at his last meeting he was rude, loud, argumentative.
I’ve got to see him tomorrow for a particularly difficult appointment and I’m stressing about it, it’s been on my mind all weekend. Most of the people I deal with are fine but the small minority really get to me. I’m crap at handling confrontational people and when they draw attention to themselves/me. I always worry I’m saying or doing the wrong thing.
I think this stress is exacerbated by the fact I’ve had a physical health issue recently and been on a phased return to work and my confidence is generally a bit low.
I want to face this head on and get the person seen and wondered what everyone else’s tips are for dealing with this if you’re in a similar role.
Thank you
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Tips for dealing with confrontational customer tomorrow
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hobbler · 01/12/2019 13:20
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