Resource

Empathetic customer support replies

How to sound human when someone is frustrated.

Guide

The empathy formula

Acknowledge → own → fix → confirm.

Copyable lines

  • “You’re right — that’s frustrating.”
  • “That’s on us. Here’s what I’m doing now…”
  • “I’ll confirm by 3pm today.”

Avoid

  • Blaming the user
  • Over-explaining
  • Apologizing without a fix

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