Banking & Financial Services
Collections and recovery
Absorbing the abuse, an area manager in collections
Crisis addressed before it became irreversible.
Vikram, 34, Area Manager, Collections
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Banking & Financial Services · Branch frontline
Frontline overload, a teller under cross-sell pressure
Anjali, 27, TellerPrivate bank, Chennai. Sole earner.
01 Situation
A dependable teller stretched between cash-counter duty and rising cross-sell targets, with no structured breaks.
- Standing cash-counter shifts, high-vigilance work
- Cross-sell targets stacked onto teller duties
- Daily exposure to irate customers
- No structured breaks during peak hours
02 The problem
Chronic strain surfaced as fatigue and a conduct risk toward customers.
- Chronic fatigue and irritability
- Sleep disturbance
- Snapping at customers, a mis-selling and complaint risk
- Rising anxiety before month-end targets
03 Cittaa intervention
Individual counselling paired with a fix for the system driving the strain.
- Individual stress counselling and coping strategies
- Structured relief breaks recommended on the counter
- Branch manager educated on early fatigue signs
- Cross-sell target allocation reviewed for tellers
04 Outcome
A measurable turnaround within six weeks, for Anjali and the branch.
- Stress levels reduced significantly
- Complaint incidents dropped
- Attendance and punctuality improved
- Branch adopted a structured counter-relief roster
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