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True empathy involves using our feelings to understand the feelings of someone else.

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Contact Center QA Analysts are often taken for granted and yet they are one of the most valuable roles in the contact center.

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We usually think of empathy as only being appropriate when we’re confronted with negative emotions; however, empathy can also fulfill that s