I see so many announcements for people getting assigned to Polaris.
What is it?
Will it make a profit?
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Polaris is basically like that one friend who insists on giving directions but never moves from their couch kind of like the North Star that just sits there doing nothing while the rest of the stars run around it in endless circles eventually going nowhere.
See the detailed reply on the other thread dedicated to the same topic. Long story short, it's the upgrade of old SAP R/3 systems by the new version, SAP S/4 HANA.
I think it is the effort to combine all the different SAP systems from all the different companies into one system.
The amount of stupidity required to set up completely different SAP systems for Upstream, Refining, and Chemicals is just mind boggling.
Quote for the day:
It is difficult to win an argument with a smart person. It is nearly impossible to win an argument with a stupid person. - Bill Murray
I’ve asked people working on Polaris so many times what it is. None of them can explain it. Best I can make it is part of the headcount reduction and offshoring cr-p.
It’s a plan to utilize surplus ballistic missiles to fracture recalcitrant reservoirs
a long time ago, our company decided to follow everyone else ....jumping into the world of SAP/STRIPE what have you.......in a promise for efficiency savings and reduce payment times to vendors.
After 10 years, 4 folds of the # of staff supporting the old system, we now need to migrate to a newer version......
It is a small business class seat on United that Pretends to be first class. Avoid at all costs as you will pay lots more for a small seat with lots of stinky European and Middle East whom think perfume is unwashed armpits and an ax hole that is wiped with own hand and that same hand is used to shake hands and wipe tray table
It's that thing that cleans your pool!
The North Star...in the Big Dipper. It'll be the means by which the company pays for the lost 401k match.