• 11/10/2024

You Can Reward a Customer-Service Rep With a ‘Coffee,’ a ‘Spa Day’ or a ‘Goldfish’

Wall Street Journal

But not really. Colorful ‘rewards’ listed in some online surveys are mostly used as indicators of staff performance, with more mundane things like gift cards going to high performers. Some customers are amused: Are employees ‘just being overwhelmed with live pet fish?’

https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-can-reward-a-customer-service-rep-with-a-coffee-a-spa-day-or-a-goldfish-f7b41bd0