Dunno, but it's a big reason why I hated living in SF, hate being lumped in with "tech bros", and absolutely cannot stand people who turn their entire personality into being "all in on AI".
The provider for Chase credit card claims (insurance, price match, etc.) went through a company, EClaimsLine, that had nearly that exact phrase bold and red on their website for many, many years. I'm honestly shocked that their new website after the rebrand to Chase Card Services doesn't say it too.
I'm 100% convinced that this is the reason so many customer service jobs are being shelved.
No one who actually wants to provide a good experience for their customers would offshore, nor would they offload this to AI agents. They know that customers have very limited opportunities nowadays, so the company responses seem to be along the lines of, "fine, go somewhere else! Oh, there's nowhere else to go? I guess you'll be staying with us afterall muahaha!"
You think the average consumer is willing to fight firms hard to get stuff fixed? Absolutely not. Things like switching costs is what firms take advantage of -> they know you most likely arent going anywhere so shut up and accept the poor service.
Would people here generally fight and switch? Sure. But you lot are what % of the population..?
To say nothing of the fact that EU and US policy still advantage Chinese firms who provide no customer service or warranty as a rule. Which is also a form of unfair competition.
> Some dentists prescribe them even when they're not needed, since it won't be harmful to use a tube of the stuff every year, or even every 6 months, and it's profitable to them.
How is it profitable for them? If I get a prescription from my dentist and fill it at a pharmacy, how does my dentist make extra money from that transaction?
3. Even if the dentist’s drug rep was interested in committing a felony. Fluoride toothpaste doesn’t have enough profit margin to send dentists on expenses paid international vacations. We’re definitely not talking about enough money to risk jail time.
4. Most physician groups and hospitals prohibit taking money from pharmaceutical companies or at least low limits.
5. My wife is a physician and most of our friends are physicians. No one that either of us knows has ever gone on drug company sponsored conference trip.
6. I always check my physicians and dentists on the open payments site. I’ve never seen any of them taking more than a few bucks for meals.
Right? If spending the most is lauded, why wouldn't I use the most expensive model, automate things that don't need automating, build things I don't need to build etc just to jack the spend up?
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