1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 The holidays change everything.&amp;nbsp;Customers are more patient.&amp;nbsp;Mistakes get forgiven.&amp;nbsp;Standards quietly soften. Then January hits...and all of that disappears. In this episode of Windshield Time, Chris Elmore and Noel Tarter break down what technicians experience every year but rarely talk about: the holiday hangover. Not the fun kind.&amp;nbsp;The professional one. You’ll learn: Why customer behavior shifts sharply after the holidays How financial stress and overspending show up in service calls Why techs feel more pressure, frustration, and urgency in January How lowered holiday standards create post-season problems Why awareness—not effort—is the key to resetting successfully This episode isn’t about pushing harder. It’s about understanding the environment you’re walking into, so you don’t take customer behavior personally, lower your standards, or burn yourself out trying to fight reality. Professionals don’t guess.&amp;nbsp;They adjust. 📥 Download the FREE Objection Handling Playbook — loaded with scripts and strategies to help techs close more calls: https://www.servextra.com/objection-handling-playbook-download/ FOLLOW + REVIEW Enjoyed this episode? Follow us and leave us a review. Then share it with a teammate who needs to hear it. &amp;nbsp; Windshield Time https://www.servextra.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/39579720/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/197039805