Companies in the district are drawing the first conclusions from the Corona crisis

During the corona pandemic, companies in the district had to rethink. A normal working day was sometimes hardly possible. Half a year has passed since then. Companies have already taken one or two things with them from the crisis - also with a view to the future.

• Companies in the district are already taking a lot with them from the Corona crisis
• Business trips are becoming less - home office is increasing
• But many businesses live from personal contacts

Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen home office, canceled business trips and meetings via video conference: During the shutdown, there wasn't much left of the normal day-to-day work - the companies had to rethink. Almost half a year has passed since then. What have companies in the district got out of the crisis so far? What is changing permanently? Our newspaper asked.

“We don't have a final result yet,” says Michael Steidl, press spokesman for Weber screwdriving machines. For the Wolfratshausen-based company, however, one thing is certain: "We will see that our employees no longer drive 200 kilometers because of every little thing," says Steidl. Because Corona has shown that a video conference is often enough. "The tenor of our employees about working from home was positive," continues Steidl. "Now let's see how we implement your demands and wishes for the future."

Our employees will no longer drive 200 kilometers for every little thing.

At Dorst Technologies in Kochel, almost all internal meetings are currently held on screens. "Usually we have a lot of fitters abroad," reports the chairman of the supervisory board, Hubert Locher. “At the moment, however, our business trips are being minimized to around five percent.” Locher is certain that video conferences will play a major role in the future. “However, our business thrives on personal contacts. That’s why we’re not going to change dramatically in the long run. "

The situation is similar at EagleBurgmann in Wolfratshausen. “The video conferences went surprisingly well, but we are on the road in almost 60 countries. There's a lot going on through personal exchange, ”reports press spokesman Rene Heilmann. “Meet somewhere in the middle” will be the future when it comes to home office. The employees should not move completely from the office to home. "But if necessary, you can work from home."

EagleBurgmann in Wolfratshausen will meet employees "somewhere in the middle"

The Sparkasse Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen also relies on home office in the Corona crisis. "This will also be used increasingly in the future," emphasizes press spokesman Willi Streicher. What was particularly noticeable in the credit institution: the sudden demand for digital offers. “Many customers suddenly became interested in online banking.” As a result, the demand for cash fell sharply. “We have become a big step more digital,” Streicher sums up. The presence business in the branch and the digital offers will therefore "merge more and more".

At the end of January, Harro Harms, Managing Director of the Tölz company Sitec, flew to Singapore for the last time on business. "At the moment there is hardly any travel with us," he reports. However, it is clear to him: The video conferences that have been called instead have advantages and disadvantages. "On the one hand, it costs us less money," on the other hand it is important to overcome obstacles such as the time difference.

On a Monday morning at 8 a.m., Harms had a meeting with colleagues in Singapore on the agenda. “The difference of six hours is feasible, but with ten hours in America it becomes more difficult.” He therefore suspects that face-to-face meetings - for example when signing a contract - by no means die out. They learned something new at Sitec through the extended home office options, especially in terms of more flexible working hours, goal-oriented and needs-based work, he reveals.

Home office in Corona crisis was "a really good test run" for Tyczka

With regard to the home office, the Corona crisis was "a really good test run" for the Geretsried company Tyczka, reports press spokesman Ulrich Hanke. Therefore, the aim is to enable employees in the future to “enable a certain percentage of their working time outside the company”. Business trips are also still on the agenda at Tyczka. "But of course we check carefully whether you can just as easily take part in a meeting via video conference".

The Wolfratshausen cinema has also reopened. But how did the first few weeks go? Did visitors even come? In an interview with our newspaper, boss Cornelia John reports on the new beginning.

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