SAP does not believe in employee development and re-training that would help them grow and expand within the company. The only type of fluffy training they are offered are skills such as lean and design thinking. Just take a look at the performance review process, the career development path section is always ignored because the management team does not care about the employee and HR couldn't care less. I've seen managers that would skip this process entirely because they are too "busy" and HR does not do any follow-up on this mandatory process even though they are supposed to be tracking the status to make sure it is done.
Instead of encouraging employees to expand their skills and knowledge on SAP and its products, they are pigeonholed into their existing job and responsibilities (many employees are OK with that because they are getting paid to do the same mindless tasks every day and they get to work from home). This "fitness exercise" is basically telling existing employees that you don't have the skills to take on the new challenges and you are untrainable. They are going to bring in some fresh, cheap and bright early talents to help them achieve their new goals and vision. Meanwhile, the unqualified and untrainable employees are kicked to the curb and were told "it is nothing personal, it is just business - Bye Bye"
This problem has been going on for years and will not change any time soon because there is no accountability among the management and HR teams. It is a very sad situation ... Meanwhile, the HR teams are accepting Best Employer and Diversity awards from different organizations and congratulating themselves on a job well done (they have achieved their KPIs and getting their bonus).
Originally posted by @Yxs3gZh-9kzz, should be in its own thread.