There is no Klaus Hergersheimer in SAP. Klaus Hergersheimer is a villain in the James Bond movie „Diamonds are forever“ and his main occupation was dealing with radiation shields. Apparently some id--t is having great fun dropping this very German... — read more 

Isn't it about time we heard from Punit Renjen as to what his vision for SAP.is?    It's not as if he will come in completely new to SAP this coming May, but rather he has been Deputy Chairman since last May.!   So, it would be a nice introduction... — read more 

In case you haven’t heard, Tuesday (today) is an organized sick day.

While it seems there is some momentum in the RTO mandate (except living more than 40 miles/64km from an office) there are some things that SAP can’t address without significant financial investment and/or major legal issues. Issue 1: Those who were... — read more 

I guess after the 2023 earnings call we will start having an idea about how many of us should start looking for a new job? There have been so many different numbers and percentages going around. Given the industry state I am expecting nothing short... — read more 

Someone has to do it. To start: Cloud Wevenue (revenue) Gwowth (growth) S/4HANA Pwivate (private) cloud Public cloud Mid-market 2027 Maintenance Partners Ecosystem GTM/go-to-market BTP Organization .. — read more 

There is a letter created to the board members of SAP to continue to support WFH. You can find it on SAP Build Zone Work and search for "Letter to the Board" if you would like to sign it. So far were are a little over 3K signed. Hopefully, we can get... — read more 

more of this ugliness to take with you into the weekend... https://www.handelsblatt.com/technik/it-internet/softwarehersteller-unruhe-bei-sap-belegschaft-fuerchtet-stellenabbau/100008112.html In German... so get your translators going...

Is SAP an overstaffed company? Let's see. The comparison of SAP to other similar Tech Best in Class Fortune 100 companies in terms of "Revenue per Employee" comes out very unfavorably. for SAP . It's a metric which measures how productive... — read more 

Am I the only person that finds Scott to be more than little shifty? He’s all faux enthusiasm and jargonese.

Can someone please post how to get the dial in link for the external SAP Financial Results call on the 24th? Thanks!

I'll even volunteer if there is really a round this week, although I doubt there will be. We would have heard something through official channels by now if it were true.

Is it all layoffs or will the USA folks also be offered early retirement???

I’ve heard from multiple VPs that layoffs will start next week. My boss usually doesn’t make 1:1s private but she set a private 1:1 set for Friday - the day SAP usually will lay people off. Has anyone else been invited to “private” calls next week? ... — read more 

Who is this RTO really going to apply to anyway?  Are we all getting heartburn over nothing?    I have been at SAP for more than 20 years and I have yet to see any policy which  was  even 25% adhered to. Let's see.......We had travel restrictions... — read more 

We have all seen how the German employees are protected via their union (workers council). Why don’t we organize to protect employees in North America?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/sap-to-pay-98-million-to-sec-to-settle-bribery-charges-f1f7cc82

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67940748.amp On your way back to the office, put some cash in the till

Interesting. It would appear that some comments posted on this site are disappearing....

I think its outrageous and for anyone saying otherwise was not around in 2021 when they stated we would be allowed to WFH.Many have moved and bought places far from offices. In the Canadian economy were living in it's unaffordable to live nearby to... — read more 

It's official, back to office mandate (3x week) from May 2024. Very few exceptions allowed.

I wanted to see if anyone who is very familiar with the NA policy regarding RTO could provide some input to me.  Briefly I worked in the Newtown Square office. When the Flex pledge came out we decided to move to a coastal/shore town which is more... — read more 

The North American email refers to a BUSINESS APPROVED HOME OFFICE so yeah just because you live greater than 40 miles is alone not enough.

Just under €4,000 petrol and tolls, just over €6,000 childcare hours during commute time. Nearly a quarter of salary gone, no skin of Christian's nose. +personal addition of 2.88 metric tons of CO2 annually...whilst preaching... — read more 

Email from CK confirms 3 day return to office, many I know don't have option to do this so will need to leave - SAP know this and it's one of the reasons they're doing it. Questions asked during all-hands were mostly ignored-focusing instead on the... — read more 

SAP has endured Julia White's cronyism for two years with the influx of many inept Microsoft buddies on executive contracts. Now we've got Deloitte. EY had been SAP's external audit partner of choice before the former head of Deloitte, Punit Renjen... — read more 

Odd things happening at SAP. CFO Luca Mucic changed phone contracts of over 20,000 SAP employees in Germany from T-mobile to Vodafone. Luka became CFO of Vodafone a few months later.

Is there going to be any reorg or SAP layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

In about 4 months we will have a new Chairman of the Board as Hasso steps out and Punit Renjen assumes the Chairman role. Make no mistake this will be a monumental change for SAP and will be the first time in our history we have not had direct... — read more 

Finding out something like this just ahead of Christmas is truly lousy timing. Is anybody going to be able to stop thinking about the coming cuts in the next two weeks? I know I'm not among those lucky ones if they even exist. This will dampen the... — read more 

See https://www.rnz.de/politik/wirtschaft-regional_artikel,-Walldorf-SAP-Betriebsrat-fordert-Verzicht-auf-Stellenabbau-_arid,1245968.html (Paywall) There is an indication that SAP as in 2023 wants to reduce its work force by 3000 employees in 2024... — read more 

despite the current wave of success.” Manager Magazin says that teams have been working on a far-reaching restructuring of SAP, including an austerity program. This reportedly includes an overhaul of the operational business, to be consolidated under... — read more 

Regarding the changes on personnel issues which are now being rolled out ( my team is now discussing implementing skill set review for each of us and coaching for everyone) - has anyone had discussions with your managers about mandating return to... — read more 

Rumors in German media: winning culture, the new performance review system at sap. Stack ranking. You are either performer, an achiever or an improver. The latter gets a pip. What wonderful news.

The Q3 results were good, the stock shot up 5% ( and then giving back 2% today). Nonetheless the results were surprisingly good. However, one key metric that gives me concern is index on our Profit Margin, which was up 17% YOY from Q3.2022. The... — read more 

did anyone else watch the replay of the painful Coffee Corner with Tracey Hughes? what a complete waste of time!!! this crazy lady never says anything useful. its 1 buzzword after another like "bridges we build" and "assessment" and "progress... — read more 

Has anyone heard anything about a possible new round of layoffs in the new year?

Does anybody have a feel on how Q3 went? Results come out Oct 18 but it's been pretty quiet.