I wanted to file a complaint in relation to my experience with your veterinary client this afternoon, 19th September 2016, in the Stockwell branch.
I have a dog called Rambo that is registered with ... Read More
I wanted to file a complaint in relation to my experience with your veterinary client this afternoon, 19th September 2016, in the Stockwell branch.
I have a dog called Rambo that is registered with you. I called around 4pm to explained that he had a swollen paw. I only noticed it in the morning but, when Rambo returned from his afternoon walk, I had noticed it had doubled the size and it was full of puss. I called straight away to see if someone could see Rambo at any point today since I feared this was an emergency.
I was on the phone with one of your receptionists, I believe Julia Voigt. I must say that she was extremely aggressive with her approach, and I felt she was laying blame on me for not having called earlier. I was not very happy with the tone of her response and attitude towards me, a client. She mentioned that she would speak to Anna and see if she could see Rambo later in the day.
I was really upset after the way I was treated after the call and deiced to call another local vet. Fortunately, they were able to take Rambo straight away to look after the emergency.
About 30 minutes later Julia called back to say there were no appointments available on the day and that this needed to wait until tomorrow € again with a very uncompassionate and rude tone. At that point, I voiced my disappointment to her reply€I was upset about the way she treated me and spoke to me. (If you record your calls, it would be worth listening to this, so you could see how she is representing your business).
I run my own business, and I always believe in great customer care. I must say that while Anna Minoli is an absolutely lovely, caring and supportive vet, Julia Voigt€s customer care and people skills leave much to be desired. I was appalled by her attitude and approach to a customer, especially in an emergency situation.
I would have understood if she simply explained that they were fully booked or under a lot of pressure and I would have taken a decision whether to wait or try elsewhere. But I cannot comprehend how someone can be so aggressive and rude over the phone when speaking to customers. There is no excuse for that.
I wanted to make you aware of this, since this is not the first time this has happened in my previous dealings with Julia concerning Rambo (and another pet I previously had under your care). I appreciate you run your own business and unless customers provide you feedback, there is very little you can do to improve.
At this stage, I do not think there is much more for me to say, only that I will not be coming back as a customer since I do not want to deal with Julia. I have already registered with another vet practice that is already treating/looking after Rambo. This was not an easy decision as I have been a customer of yours since 2006 and have had excellent service from Anna.
I hope for the sake of your business that you evaluate how your business is being represented to customers by your reception staff. Read Less