Worst sh*t reps say when getting called out by a client for a bad product glitch

Partnered with a MAJOR data company that tracks product sales metrics. It's failing miserably and my client wants to back out. So I set up a call with our partner to see if we can troubleshoot. Here's how it went:


Data Provider: "So what was your client expecting in terms of results?"

Me: "Umm...actual results? They were expecting it to perform and it's not. The tracking isn't piping in. We're seeing almost nothing."

Data Provider: "You are aware this data is directional right? It's not intended to be a truth-set.

It's douchery like this that makes clients hate us. WTF? When I get thrown against the ropes I own it. What about you?

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Digital Sales Director
"The information should be used directionally. It's not 100% accurate."
CuriousFox
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Absolutely own it. It's the only way you can begin to recover.ย 
paddy
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I think the word "glitch" is bad enough. Wtf does glitch even entail or mean? That's where the problem is right there.
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