Getting to Know the Empire Access Team

Meet Michelle Bourdette

Delivering help where help is needed — that’s what customer service is all about. It’s also part of the job Michelle finds most rewarding. What about it is so fulfilling to her? Knowing she’s doing something that’s making a difference in the lives of customers.

As of this October, Michelle has been part of the Empire Access team for 13 years. She’s seen us grow and worked with many customers along the way. When she first started, it wasn’t unusual to find something in common with the person on the other end of the line and use that to go deeper than a typical customer conversation.

“I spoke to a lady once whose father lived in the 596 area, and she lived in downtown Gettysburg. I spend a lot of time there, and as it turned out, I knew exactly where she was located! She seemed excited to talk to someone else who knew the town as much as she did!”

Today, the calls come in from a wider area than they did before, but that hasn’t stood in the way of the care and dedication Michelle delivers to every person she talks to. She even has a few regulars that have become more like acquaintances than customers throughout their interactions — if their calls aren’t sent to her directly, they’ll ask for her by name.

Good service leads to good relationships, and Michelle is a great example of what the “Empire Experience” is all about. Whether it’s sorting out a billing issue or walking a customer through the process of resetting the connection on their TV, she goes to great lengths to deliver the sort of care and attention that people expect from their friends and neighbors.

That spirit is exactly why we’re proud to have Michelle on our team.