Route the VIP ticket with context, not just escalate

Escalating a VIP with "pls handle" dumps your chaos on a specialist. A routing brief saves a round trip.

This hack: twelve minutes, one VIP ticket, brief that routes with context.

When to use it

• A VIP ticket needs a specialist or manager.
• You already gathered basic facts.
• You can name what you need from them.

When not to

• You haven't read the thread. Read first.
• Severity is P1 outage. Use the incident channel, not a leisurely brief.
• You can solve it yourself in five minutes. Just solve it.

Do this (timer on)

1. 1. Summarize customer, impact, timeline, tried steps, ask.
2. 2. Run the prompt into a specialist-ready brief.
3. 3. Route with the brief attached. Stay owner until acceptance.

Prompt (copy)

Write a VIP routing brief for a specialist.

Sections:
- Customer + why VIP
- Issue in one sentence
- Impact / urgency
- Timeline of what happened
- What we already tried
- What we need from you
- Links / ticket ID

No fluff. No blame. Do not invent troubleshooting steps.

TICKET THREAD:
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After you send

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