Do you know that an average German employee has to work around 360 years only to make an equivalent of what Christian Klein gets as a bonus in a year? Shocking, isn’t it? But not really. In most companies, executive bonuses are a fraction of their... — read more 

'Big announcements at sapphire!!!' 'We are the pioneers of a new era!!!' 'the world will never be the same!!!'. . . . Share price down 1.4%

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/27/2026-06017/improving-wage-protections-for-the-temporary-and-permanent-employment-of-certain-foreign-nationals Interesting times coming, brace for turbo outsourcing of delivery work.

I'm exhausted. I feel like I'll be stuck at SAP for good - or until I'm laid off - because the job market is atrocious.

SAP used to be the greatest company to work for, at least as far as I am concerned. But now? Not anymore. The current board is su-king all joy and enthusiasm out of work. But are other companies that different? Oracle... meh. Microsoft... no... — read more 

Morale is at all time low, teams are divided, some with connections travel to WDF and Palo Alto for All in on AI workshops and the rest become mere spectators of what’s next to come without any stake in decisions. Joule for Work rebranding of Joule... — read more 

I was told by my manager that SAP is launching a global AI adoption program and will track the usage of LLMs and other AI features on SAP products. They plan to coincide the launch with Sapphire so there will also be a big buzz about it. I bluntly... — read more 

A number of HR companies are turning toward AI that applies sentiment analysis to employee surveys. https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/05/worker-surveillance-emotion-ai/687029/?gift=xFHwB96eiHLjRHiwv84DJGI4m7kA5QUxMmyoB3T8OlU

I posted this as a response, but figured it would be more useful to some if it was a standalone thread. *Come one, everybody! Don't be so gullible. CK didn't say there wouldn't be layoffs in our recent all-hands call, he just... — read more 

Layoff, is it happening if yes when?

Chinese Courts Rule Companies Cannot Fire Workers Simply to Replace Them With AI https://www.caixinglobal.com/2026-04-30/chinese-courts-rule-companies-cannot-fire-workers-simply-to-replace-them-with-ai-102439602.html I think this is great and would... — read more 

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/heathersye_old-man-sap-is-big-mad-about-your-agents-share-7454864739056234496-mRjD?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAYaLcoBCoY6sRddI8Cbo2VCEr5gQclkSbw

Our area was told to come up with a plan to show that we can save at lease 12% this year compared to last year. No more hiring for us. No more external consultants. Travel is almost non-existent after Sapphire. And we are asked to find ways to bring... — read more 

The last four years were tiring. I am tired boss. I feel the supervisory board made a lot of decisions to favor the CEO and executive board instead of customers and shareholders. And they joined forces with HR and the executive board to royally scr... — read more 

SAP strategy is what it has always been: wall off the garden and force the installed base to adopt mediocre software products. This strategy will fail massively with AI. it is now very easy to get data into snowflake and databricks, there is... — read more 

Our leadership may not be the best but they did pull us out of a difficult situation during Covid and have consistently helped SAP grow to even greater heights. Unfiltered has very low participation. So please participate in this survey as today is... — read more 

A lot of baseless rumours have been posted here. You must be said after today's all hands

The Executive Board, Supervisory Board, Group Executives, L1, L2, etc. will never ever allow a VERP in the US. The only places where they allow that are Germany and France and only because they are forced to by the strong worker protections. However... — read more 

I feel a bit apprehensive about the upcoming Global Employee Meeting. Our results were good and beat market expectations and I know I should not feel this way. We have a lot of positive cash flow and can sustain good growth if we continue the... — read more 

Therefore there is no need for layoffs. We are safe. No need to worry.

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

I've only seen the Q numbers. Was there any mention of cuts or reorg?

I don’t know who at SAP needs to hear this, but please do this! https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/23/microsoft-plans-first-voluntary-retirement-program-for-us-employees.html

SAP is in freefall because investors are reacting to weaker-than-expected cloud backlog growth and a softer 2026 cloud outlook, which raised fears that near-term growth is slowing. The selloff was also amplified by analyst downgrades/target cuts... — read more 

SAP will release its Q1 2026 results on April 23, at around 10:05 PM CEST. I think these results will tell a lot about current situation and 'mitigation' measures. Somebody here wrote about expected not-so-good results... Any insight?

My group is small and kind of isolated from the rest of the company. And nobody here wants to leave. The pay is good, we don't work crazy hours, and leadership keeps telling us we're safe. Whether that's true or not is not certain, but it's enough to... — read more 

Do you know that executives are not part of the new Performance Management? I spoke to an HR colleague yesterday and she mentioned this to me. I was shocked. It seems that the automatic calculation only pertains to T1 to T5 employees. Executives in... — read more 

I feel that Q1 earnings call will be a complete disaster. CK and DA are unhinged and have not grounded in reality anymore. They keep blaming employees, the market and even shareholders for their own personal failures. In a market where many companies... — read more 

The market is rough if your skills aren't current. That's just the truth.

If I get laid off, great, gives me more of a safety net, but I'll be gone either way by mid-May. I'm looking forward to watching SAP sink. They have mistreated me enough it will be enjoyable to watch it crash and burn.

Job ads will mostly disappear. Senior positions will be T3 and T4 only because they refuse to eliminate any T5 roles. Executives across the board mainly just listen to the executive board without doing much work themselves. The actual work is handled... — read more 

I need this job, I have a family and a mortgage. By all means: what can I do to maximize my survival probability at this company? Any hints? I am sure a lot of people need this information today!

https://www.wsj.com/business/has-the-era-of-the-mega-layoff-arrived-928f061d?st=dHcPii&reflink=article_copyURL_share “Others are going to follow suit,” said Beth Steinberg, a veteran human-resources executive who has spent much of her career at... — read more 

SAP has been keeping a close eye on how Joule and AI agents are being used within the company. They also track the time employees spend and the links they click on SAP product pages. Layoffs are on the horizon, and they’ll be viewed positively if... — read more 

Trying to catch the vibe and see through the fluff here. I see a meeting with potential future board member (JG) on the calendar, an earnings call, an all employee meeting, and then a wider team meeting following that. Personally, I was going to... — read more 

I read the rules around blackout period but I am asking for advice on how they are enforced. Obviously the SAP share price will keep dropping because there is no SAP strategy besides failing at AI and laying off employees and share buybacks. And we... — read more 

Let em have it!

Do the direct managers have a say in which exact employee to cut or are they just handed a list of names and have to just execute without making any choices. How does it go about?

If layoffs happen before June 1 do they still pay out the annual bonus next year?