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Don't know German, don't bother looking at SAP

Software Developer
Former Employee
Worked at SAP for less than 1 year
December 2, 2008
Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg
2.0
Doesn't RecommendDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

Work-life balance is very good. Ability to have flexible timing.

Cons

If you're not German, SAP is not the place to work. Oftentimes, foreigners have faced hostilities from all around. Although there's a lot of sermonizing about SAP being an equal opportunity employer, it's all hogwash. If you don't speak German, don't bother looking at the company.

Advice to Management

To stop treating SAP as any other run-of-the-mill software company and recognize what has made SAP great: its people and the knowledge they have.

Stop treating experienced developers as code jockeys and start listening to what they have to say rather than listening to Wall Street.

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