Christian Klein confirmed on CNBC this morning layoffs are coming when he challenged if he would follow META's call of a 10% cut.
He said efficiency is a priority for SAP
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@b9 if the answer was no, he could say so. if it's yes, he needs to be vague
All that talk about layoffs.
If Chuck was still around, they wouldn’t dare to do that.
@b9 let’s face it - It is always a non - answer! The man is a perpetual Magic Eight Ball. Substance and CK are like oil and water.
@ad he gave a non answer. He did not confirm and he did not deny. So let's not speculate either way.
@ae https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/04/24/not-all-software-firms-are-the-same---sap-is-built-to-win-in-ai-ceo.html
@ak SAP is paying about 7,5 billion a year to Anthropic and Microsoft for their AI solutions. Can easily save 2 billion there and also keep employees away from useless AI slop.
@ak The other option is increased efficiency and productivity of existing employees.
Growth is not a bucket of cr--s fighting over a fixed pie.
Read my middle finger: there will be no layoffs.
@a9 Arguable. He said "reinvesting".
@a9 https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/04/24/not-all-software-firms-are-the-same---sap-is-built-to-win-in-ai-ceo.html
3:12 onwards is where they discuss this, would also agree there is no confirmation of layoffs.
Read my behind: there will be no layoffs.
@a2 https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/04/24/not-all-software-firms-are-the-same---sap-is-built-to-win-in-ai-ceo.html
He didn't say that at all. There was 0 indication of layoffs. He talking about investing in AI development but didn't say anything about layoffs.
Read my hips: There will be no layoffs.
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