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hello, i'm yan

I am a photographer, entrepreneur, software engineer, guitarist, climber, and telemark skier

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Posts Tagged customer service

@SouthwestAir software engineers, you can do better

@SouthwestAir, thank you for taking the time to call me today to explain that my phone-based reservation will not show up in my online Rewards account. However, since the reservation is accessible online by searching for it via the PNR, and I can see on that page that it has my Rewards account number on [...]


Why proactive customer service works

Don’t wait for your users to complain. If you notice a problem, contact the user and tell him you’re working on it. Users often wait way too long to report problems. Usually at the point that they do, they are already filled with rage. Such has been the story with me and Comcast. I get [...]


USPS: Arrival At Unit Does Not Mean Your House

I’ve been eagerly awaiting the delivery of my new light meter (for my newly acquired TLR camera) for several days now, watching the USPS tracking page like a hawk. And today in the morning, it said “Arrival at Unit”. I ran downstairs only to find…nothing. Of course, I had once again fallen for the old [...]


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