You're a new customer support specialist. A customer is asking for help with a workflow that involves a product area you weren't trained on yet. Your onboarding buddy is out today, documentation is incomplete, and the customer says they need an answer within the hour for a meeting. What do you do?

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You're a new customer support specialist. A customer is asking for help with a workflow that involves a product area you weren't trained on yet. Your onboarding buddy is out today, documentation is incomplete, and the customer says they need an answer within the hour for a meeting. What do you do?

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