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This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "How would you rate on average the response time of ProZ.com's Support?".
This poll was originally submitted by Ara Mkrtchyan
View the poll here
A forum topic will appear each time a new poll is... See more This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "How would you rate on average the response time of ProZ.com's Support?".
This poll was originally submitted by Ara Mkrtchyan
View the poll here
A forum topic will appear each time a new poll is run. For more information, see: http://proz.com/topic/33629 ▲ Collapse
| | | | Rahmat Rahmat, Ph.D. (X)
English to Indonesian
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The response time of ProZ.com's Support is extremely POOR.
It took 2 days to get a response.
Rahmat
| | | | Fan Gao
Australia
Local time: 22:23
English to Chinese
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I've only ever submitted one support request but it was dealt with very promptly and efficiently by Enrique.
| | | | Nicole Schnell 
United States
Local time: 03:23
English to German
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In memoriam
Immediate response (taking into account the time zone offset) and the staff is extremely helpful and nice.
Great team!
Best,
Nicole
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I have just used it once and the response was totally fast and efficient.
| | | | Niraja Nanjundan (X)
Local time: 16:53
German to English
| I agree..... | Jan 29, 2007 |
......with Chinese Concept and Nicole that response from the staff is very good. All the support tickets I've submitted have been dealt with efficiently.
| | | | | Normal - according to what standard? | Jan 29, 2007 |
It is a rather straightforward question (seen worse) but I have trouble with the answer "Normal". Normal usually corresponds to a standard, but which standard is it in this case? In an ideal world, my standard would be answer to my e-mail within 15 minutes and solution available another fifteen minutes later. Then again, my standard with clients would be ideally $1 per source word, payable in advance
To some people,... See more It is a rather straightforward question (seen worse) but I have trouble with the answer "Normal". Normal usually corresponds to a standard, but which standard is it in this case? In an ideal world, my standard would be answer to my e-mail within 15 minutes and solution available another fifteen minutes later. Then again, my standard with clients would be ideally $1 per source word, payable in advance
To some people, normal would be 24 hours. That is a whole lot different from my standard. I am afraid the results of the poll will be slightly biased by this. ▲ Collapse
| | | | Steffen Pollex (X)
Local time: 12:23
English to German
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| 2 DAYS is VERY poor??? | Jan 29, 2007 |
Rahmat Rahmat, Ph.D. wrote:
The response time of ProZ.com's Support is extremely POOR.
It took 2 days to get a response.
Rahmat
I totally disagree with the above statement.
Did you think, before writing this way, how many requests may arrive every day, in different languages, from more than 70 000 site members being spread all over the world, in more than 20 timezones???
I suppose you didn't.
Did you think of that Proz.com, probably, has a limited number of staff available for solving your problems, that they are located mainly in the US and would have to have some sleep time and time again???
I suppose you didn't.
Did you think of that not everyone of the Proz.com team can be aware of ALL possible problems that a particular member may have at this particular moment, and that problem solving may involve some research or consultation within the team or outside???
I suppose you didn't.
Did you think of that, before submitting a support ticket, many members, including myself and yourself, may just not take the time to search for a solution of their problems via the respective Proz.com forums and sections, consultation with peers, or otherwise, thus, creating a tremendous amount of unnecessary work for the Support team???
I suppose you didn't.
Did you think of that part of the members, including myself and yourself, may not be overly precise in explaining their problems, given insufficient command of language, lacking insight in technical issues, etc., which would create additional need for research and backchecking for the Support team???
I suppose you didn't.
And have you ever in your life tried "support" services of other providers of any kind where you may never get a reply at all?
I suppose you haven't.
Just for example: you will never get any response by email from the inquiry service at German Railways. Although you have the opportunity to enquire via email, they will never answer, forcing you to call an expensive hotline.
Compared to others, Proz.com responses are extremely fast, as to my experience.
It was not so 2-3 years ago, but has significantly improved recently.
[Edited at 2007-01-29 10:56]
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Giles Watson
Italy
Local time: 12:23
Italian to English
In memoriam | "Normal" in your own experience, perhaps? | Jan 29, 2007 |
Viktoria Gimbe wrote:
To some people, normal would be 24 hours. That is a whole lot different from my standard. I am afraid the results of the poll will be slightly biased by this.
I took "normal" to refer to my personal experience, which seems as fair a criterion as any.
The response times (12-48 hours) for the several ProZ.com support requests I have made over the years have been better than the average from other websites I use, so I answered "good".
FWIW
Giles
| | | | Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 03:23
English to German
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In memoriam | Less than two hours | Jan 29, 2007 |
And the problem was fixed. By the friendliest staff imaginable.
KudoZ!
| | | | Aurora Humarán (X)
Argentina
Local time: 08:23
English to Spanish
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I must be one of the translators who submits more tickets to the Support Team (because of the conference last year and because I am not very good with technology... so strange things are always happening to me ).
As I have been a heavy user for 7 years, I can also attest that the service we are receiving now is much faster and better than it used to be.
Au
(I have sent 69 support ... See more I must be one of the translators who submits more tickets to the Support Team (because of the conference last year and because I am not very good with technology... so strange things are always happening to me ).
As I have been a heavy user for 7 years, I can also attest that the service we are receiving now is much faster and better than it used to be.
Au
(I have sent 69 support tickets.)
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| | | | Fan Gao
Australia
Local time: 22:23
English to Chinese
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| Negativity is a disease! | Jan 29, 2007 |
What is with some people? They are either negative to the extreme in their answers or they put these polls under the microscope and probe and disect them to find whatever is negative in them. I could understand if it was a poll that was going to have some serious impact on people's lives, in which case the available answers would have to cover the whole gamut and be specific but come on, this is a Proz poll!
Thumbs up to Steffen Pollex:)
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| Objective data | Jan 29, 2007 |
Rahmat Rahmat, Ph.D. wrote:
The response time of ProZ.com's Support is extremely POOR.
It took 2 days to get a response.
Rahmat
Hi Rahmat,
Of course you have the right to vote and to post according to your perception of the service quality, but since you quote objective data I think it is worth mentioning that you have opened only two tickets, that were answered (and closed) after 14 hours 15 minutes and 9 hours 29 minutes respectively.
Regards,
Enrique
| | | | | Setting the standard | Jan 29, 2007 |
I reported two formatting bugs on the website recently. Both reports were acknowledged almost immediately. One was solved quickly, and the solution was reported to me (a long URL from a poster was blowing out the KudoZ margins). The second was a bug in the maps that showed everyone as living in Kansas. That one took a few days, but I was informed once it was fixed.
Thus the overall experience was:
1) immediate acknowledgement of the report,
2) fast response from a real p... See more I reported two formatting bugs on the website recently. Both reports were acknowledged almost immediately. One was solved quickly, and the solution was reported to me (a long URL from a poster was blowing out the KudoZ margins). The second was a bug in the maps that showed everyone as living in Kansas. That one took a few days, but I was informed once it was fixed.
Thus the overall experience was:
1) immediate acknowledgement of the report,
2) fast response from a real person, indicating the report was being processed,
3) fast solution and explanation of the easy fix,
4) conscientious follow-up and solution to the difficult fix.
I only wish that this were "normal" for other tech support groups! ▲ Collapse
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Very fast, very friendly, very helpful
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