I learnt that project Fuji is real thing a and 14000 jobs impacted..any one has any insight on board area and other details?
CFO on AI BS
Dominik Asam discussed the company’s enterprise AI strategy, explaining why businesses are becoming more focused on AI cost: There is now a recognition that AI tokens are not free. Every enterprise we talk to is grappling with the fact that token... — read more
Losing more and more people without layoffs
Three people left last month, two to competitors, one to retirement. Zero backfills. We've just accepted that this is our new normal.
Is three days in Singapore Office, being tracked
Is three days in Singapore Office, being tracked
Is it going to be the dooms day of SAP tonight?
What stock price are you guys predicting after earnings ), stocks are already going down
What is your hunch on Q2 results. Will headctcut be announced
What is your hunch on Q2 results. Will headctcut be announced
New tactic for laying off employees
So there is a new tactic that everyone should know about. Since performance management was released, managers have been in touch with HR to understand how they can give more money to their reports that are their friends or family. And the only... — read more
Layoff would be a blessing at this point
Maybe God will have mercy on me and send me a severance package.
Anxiety is ki-ling my work
I'm so stressed about layoffs that I can't focus. As a result, I'm worried I'll end up getting cut because my performance is slipping. It's kind of funny in a terrible way.
Discussions with Works Council
Fuji Reorganization and Employment Security
T5 MANAGERS WHY HAVE THEY NOT BEEN REMOVED
McKinsey have been poking around on cost for years why has the T5 layer of managers not been removed. In my experience they largely work from home, demand lots of travel and are blockers to true change viewi g everything through their personal... — read more
Project Fuji / Project Mongoose
Just a general thread.
Just an obervation on layoffs
I am just a T3 employee do I don't know who is going to be laid off. But I am super frustrated with the current messaging by upper management in all areas. Design has become super important and we are hiring designers like crazy. This should not be... — read more
Reducing hours to prevent getting laid off
Our area executive has informed several managers that they can encourage employees to cut their hours to avoid layoffs, transitioning from full-time to part-time contracts. SAP HR has engaged McKinsey & Company to determine which employees will be... — read more
Business AI & Platform, the new organizational mess...
During our welcoming call, the new leader introduced himself, but obviously he forgot how we landed there, he was the CEO's executive assistant couple of years back. Note aside, If we observe this move, 3 previous executive assistants has been... — read more
AI usage being monitored
Is burning AI tokens being monitored, if yes, is it the once on hyperspace being monitored or even usage of EKX counts
Big win for SAP HR
More information will be shared via emails regarding Project Fuji which is actually a continuation of Project Mongoose but with a different name. Lots of discussions between HR and the Betriebsrat this time and the HR definitely won. The works... — read more
Hiring freezes, attrition culture, travel spending cuts to go all in on AI
https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/sap-freezes-hiring-travel-fund-134122456.html An article recently published. "SAP freezes hiring and travel to fund ’significant’ AI push - Reports" The spending reorientation is paired with a... — read more
AI is too expensive
Most CEOs are starting to become aware of this and are trying to figure out solutions. Not us, though. SAP is doubling down. Wait until we start getting charged non-subsidized rates.
Open or closed AI models
Not so shocking report from Mistral - if companies use closed AI models then these models from vendors will end up learning the business operations of these companies and make them redundant! Is SAP using closed or open AI... — read more
only AI hiring going forward
https://x.com/LayoffAI/status/2073834293923910116 trust your board 🤦🏻♂️
Germany new sick leave policy
We used to have a sick leave policy where you could take a half day sick leave or up to two days sick leave without a doctor's note. This is being changed so every half day or full day of sick leave needs a doctor's note. If there is no note, the... — read more
Layoff!
When and which teams would be impacted
Bloomberg this morning
SAP SE is divvying up responsibilities for its product and engineering functions in its second top-level reorganization this year, people familiar with the matter said, as Europe’s largest software company grapples with staying ahead of rising... — read more
Bye Bye Ameling
Well, that's disappointing. Sincerely. Who pushed out next?
Layoff discussion with Betriebsrat
A colleague from the Betriebsrat has indicated that discussions about layoffs are underway, but no decisions have been finalized yet. Executives are strongly promoting the idea that AI is fully operational and capable of replacing most... — read more
Any news about the reorg coming up?
Rumors are about 10,000 people will be affected. Will this involve layoffs? Or will there be mainly box moves? Does anybody know more?
All our human developers could be replaced by AI within a few years - SAP boss
Reference - https://www.hcamag.com/au/specialisation/hr-technology/all-our-human-developers-could-be-replaced-by-ai-within-a-few-years-sap-boss/579647 Statement of intent which will be moved towards gradual actions!
Why do we still have open positions?
We keep laying people off, and yet we keep posting openings at the same time. What's the point?
Is it just me
or has severance really change drastically for the worse over the years?
Don't forget the big picture
It's easy to focus on quarterly headlines. Harder to ignore a 46%+ loss in market value over 12 months. Don't forget the big picture.
Looks like share price is taking again
Someone mentioned on this forum not long ago that the executive board wants to take the share price below €100 so they can have more layoffs. It seems it's on track to do that. This AI obsession with price increase makes no sense. What is the tipping... — read more
Does it look like the bonus issues will be resolved??
First quarter bonus didn’t show up. Then they said they are working to resolve the issues. Is there a date by which this will be resolved?
Next wave of layoff
Does anyone know when is the next wave of layoff coming and if they would be giving us severance package? I am sick of upper management
We're all in this together!
Except when it comes to bonuses, which mostly go to those on top. And layoffs, which mostly affected those of us not on top. And raises. And so on. But we're all in this together! /s
Did you notice layoffs have long stopped being a last resort?
At some point, layoffs at SAP stopped being a last resort and started being a standard business tool. Instead of exhausting every other option first, cutting employees is now the main go-to move whenever costs need trimming.
SAP and privacy
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison: "Citizens will be on their best behavior, because we’re constantly recording and reporting everything that is going on". It seems SAP is going in the same direction. Our uptime on MS Teams and meeting time is already... — read more
Stock explodes, no need for layoffs
Stock at € 168.30 / $ 181.79. There is no need for layoffs. Looks good for all of us.
Stop the rumors and focus on facts
There are so many rumors about layoffs on this forum. But none of them are based on facts. Please focus on facts. For example, let‘s talk about the enshittification of the company culture and the effects on staff turnover. That is something that can... — read more