CS-Computing GmbH

I was able to complete my apprenticeship as a computer scientist specializing in systems engineering at CS Computing. During my 4-year apprenticeship, I was able to take on many exciting tasks. You get involved in day-to-day business and customer contact relatively early on, which was very exciting for me. During the first two years of my apprenticeship, this mainly related to private and smaller corporate customers. In the second and third years, the focus was increasingly on corporate customers. Immediately afterwards, I was offered an attractive employment contract (part-time further training, e.g. in the form of a degree course, would also have been possible), which I accepted until my military service. During this time, I took on corporate client support tasks. You are given a lot of trust and responsibility. However, if you didn't know what to do, the trainer or the team always stood behind you and provided support where possible. The team spirit was great, and we celebrated this at regular team events or at lunch together. In conclusion, I was able to gain a wide range of experience. From preparing quotations, order processing and invoicing to server projects and insights into the introduction of new products.

Searching for "older" items during stocktaking was sometimes a bit tedious ;)

I successfully completed my training at CS-Computing and continued to work there, which eventually led to me becoming team leader and training manager. I learned many of the principles that I still use today from Fabian. It wasn't always easy, but looking back now I understand even better that he had my best interests at heart, and I would also like to believe that he became an even better manager because of me. My colleagues at CS-Computing were always very helpful and friendly, and we always had a strong team culture. Building a "small" IT consulting company with many regional larger competitors around you is not easy, and CS-Computing's true customer focus remains one of their key competitive advantages.

Back then, the work was a lot and required you to be very efficient.

You are welcomed into an open and warm team. The direct team leaders are always eager to help and do their best. If you need help, you get it. In my time, we also went out for lunch together every Friday, which was very good for team cohesion. You work in offices with two to three people with satisfactory equipment. The working hours are flexible and you have the option of working from home.

As written in the title, the many promises made by the managing director are rarely realized. The salary is low for the sometimes high workload and a lot of responsibility and a promised bonus is never paid out or only in a small amount. Many further training courses and career opportunities are also advertised. However, the training courses were mostly only internal or with partner companies and very few in number. There is the possibility of being promoted, but usually with little or no pay rise. Finally, the whole situation is reflected in staff turnover. There are a few who have been with us for a very long time. However, the clerks are constantly changing.