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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Why are companies always experiencing higher-than-normal call volumes?

‘Your call is very important to us ... but not important enough for someone to answer it.’
‘Your call is very important to us ... but not important enough for someone to answer it.’ Photograph: HBRH/Alamy

Does anyone still believe that any of the companies they call or email are labouring under higher-than-normal call volumes – especially given that that they all seem to have it “higher than normal” all of the time. Does anyone know how long ago the baseline “normal” might have been? Robert Cullen, Härryda, Sweden

Post your answers (and new questions) below or send them to nq@theguardian.com. A selection will be published on Sunday.

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