A request for a contact center agent interaction is received from a user device associated with a first user. The user device is connected to a virtual waiting room that includes waiting users of a contact center queue. The waiting users include a second user. from the second user A favorable indication of the first user is received from the second user. A position of the first user in the contact center queue is modified based on the favorable indication. Responsive to an indication to activate a private session between the user device and an agent device associated with a contact center agent, the first user is removed from the virtual waiting room.