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Handling Escalations with No Tier-2 Support (Small Team Strategies)

If a two-person support team hits a question they canโ€™t answer, they effectively have no formal tier 2. This piece advises how to handle escalations in a tiny team environment, building a direct line to developers or specialists on an as-needed basis, setting customer expectations that complex issues may take longer, and learning enough technical knowledge to solve more issues without escalation. Also reassurance that itโ€™s okay to tell a customer 'Weโ€™re looking into this and will get back to you' rather than trying to answer immediately and incorrectly.

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1092 words 5m read June 07, 2025 (updated June 10, 2025)