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What is SAP like to work for?

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  • 08-07-2008 3:14pm
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    kerfuffle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21 ✭


    Have been thinking of moving to Galway and checking out possible work possibilities there. I see there are technial writer roles advertised fairly regularly in SAP. Have worked in corporates before and got out cos I hated them so much. What kind of atmosphere is in SAP? My doubt probably answers my question for me but thought I'd ask.


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    Krieg
    Registered Users Posts: 2,378 ✭✭✭Krieg


    My brother in-law works there

    Been there for 3+ years now and he likes it. Seem like a nice company, they actually have masseuse for the employees. I don't know what else to say otherwise


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    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,210 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    Krieg wrote: »
    My brother in-law works there

    Been there for 3+ years now and he likes it. Seem like a nice company, they actually have masseuse for the employees. I don't know what else to say otherwise

    15eur for 15 mins, can't go wrong!

    Free tea, coffee and free food too. They've even got showers etc in there sure where could ya go wrong


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    kerfuffle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21 ✭kerfuffle


    Thanks for the info, Krieg and John. Those are good extras alright.


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    DRakE
    Registered Users Posts: 6,810 ✭✭✭DRakE


    SAPpy ending massages?


    i made a lol


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    kerfuffle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21 ✭kerfuffle


    I guess I am wondering - APART from the massages etc what is it like. Is it the type of big company where every day you are looking at emails from managers about how to increase profits or is it reasonably 'human'?!


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    Mitch Connor
    Registered Users Posts: 45,862 ✭✭✭✭Mitch Connor


    I don't work in the Galway Office, so I can't comment directly, but I have found every SAP location I have been to very nice and very friendly. You do have to get your work done, obviously, but you don't have managers screaming at you all day or anything like that. It is a fairly relaxed place to work to be honest, and very different from other 'big business' places, or so I have been told by people who are here having been elsewhere in their careers previously.


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    kerfuffle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21 ✭kerfuffle


    Thanks Tauren. Was trying to get a sense of what SAP is like with other big businesses so that sounds encouraging.


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    JohnCleary
    Registered Users Posts: 10,210 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    kerfuffle wrote: »
    I guess I am wondering - APART from the massages etc what is it like. Is it the type of big company where every day you are looking at emails from managers about how to increase profits or is it reasonably 'human'?!

    Human as it gets... from what I hear ;)


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    galah
    Registered Users Posts: 2,215 ✭✭✭galah


    Very human. Very friendly altogether, and the food's free ;-)

    It definitely has a university feel to it, nice and relaxed.

    Bonuses and benefits are pretty good, too.


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    TristanPeter
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    What's a technical writer:confused:?


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    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    They seem to be constantly advertising for Technical and Graduate Writers..is that because they can't find anyone or that they let them go?


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    kerfuffle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21 ✭kerfuffle


    :D Technical writer IS a weird term! Basically, they are supposed to explain technical information, so they could be writing the user guides that come with electrical items etc. The idea being to make it accessible language.

    Usually these kind of jobs are looking for more 'techie' people (which I'm not particularly), such as to know loads of software languages. But SAP seem to be looking more to get the concepts across, possibly for training.

    As for why they are always looking - it may be the sort of job that wrecks your head after a while?! Haven't worked in this area before, but would like to find out more.


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    JohnCleary
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    AParantly they had their companty day out touday, loadsa of activitities n konety of drunink! .... apatntyly!! ;P :):)


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    kerfuffle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21 ✭kerfuffle


    Ah yes,company alcohol junkets. :D Haven't been on one of them in a while.


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    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,953 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    LadyPennyworth wrote: »
    They seem to be constantly advertising for Technical and Graduate Writers..is that because they can't find anyone or that they let them go?

    and for a while there, they were always looking for partner-advisors (or suchlke ... can't quite remember the term), but these seem to have dried up lately.

    From what I've heard, they are relatively low pay-ers, although with good benefits. Also some jobs involve working with customers/vendors in the west coast of the US, so have working hours like 4-midnight, which doesn't suit some people as a long term thing.


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