Getting laid off made me realize how much time I poured into SAP, and now it feels like there’s nothing tangible to show for those years. Losing the job hurt, but losing momentum and watching skills stall or fade has been even worse, and every new ghosting after an interview just chips away a little more at whatever confidence I have left. It’s not fun on the outside.
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People who worked at SAP are sought after. Companies may not be able to offer you the same salary.
Network, network, network. I am starting a new job in January with a phenomenal company.
Experience is experience, education is education. Skills you never lose.
Hang in there.
Which region are in ?
Which field are you expert in ?
People are giving advices but you probably know better.
In EU at least, I heard that people in your situation found opportunities in Consulting as independents under consulting firms ambrella.
It's what I'm planning to do if I'm laid off next year: find a way to sell my SAP experience so all these years spent at SAP don't go away for nothing..
Good luck and the best is coming
@OP Please don't let SAP define you or drag you down now you have departed. The reality of the layoffs is talented people are being shown the door for reasons other than performance (age and wage disparity with younger colleagues for example). This isn't right, however it is the direction the powers that be are moving to. Do you really want to be part of an org that treats you this way? Wishing the best of luck in your search.
If you excelled at consulting, and managed the white board in complex strategic, tactical, and conceptual discussions, then you can teach virtually anything technical to keep busy and maintain a sense of fulfillment. The pay might su-k but it will keep you sharp and positive.
Look for opportunities in community college systems in which you don’t have to earn a teaching certificate and can navigate around archaic bureaucratic accreditation rules that protect vested or tenured teachers (e.g., adjunct instructors). Good luck 🍀
Use your network - that is the best way to find a new role. Don't give up and you will find something. SAP, and many of your fellow colleagues, do not care one iota about you and never did, so while your feelings are understandably hurt, put SAP in your rear-view mirror. Take training classes and get certificates. You will find a better place, I am confident.