Department suddenly orphaned: Workshop foreman becomes self-employed – and takes his entire team with him

Created: 2022-11-28 04:53

By: Felix Herz

Suddenly empty - this is what it looks like in the workshop of the Neumarkt camping outfitter Fritz Berger after a wave of layoffs.

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Dramatic days for a company in Bavaria: After a rigorous wave of layoffs, a department of the camping outfitter Fritz Berger is left orphaned.

Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz – These are difficult times for the camping outfitter Fritz Berger from Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, a large district town between Regensburg and Nuremberg.

The workshop foreman recently resigned – and his entire team at the service workshop did the same.

Wave of layoffs at Neumarkter company: Department orphaned

The service workshop of the camping outfitter Fritz Berger is just a small department of the large company in the middle of Bavaria.

Nevertheless, the fact that the entire team is now leaving is a heavy blow.

As reported by

in relation to a plus article in the

, the workshop manager – and his entire team – resigned.

Thanks to the reduction in overtime and vacation leave, the workshop was deserted within a few days.

A major blow for the management - they had to tell customers to pick up the cars because they could no longer be repaired.

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Workforce suddenly gone: the reason for the wave of layoffs

But why did the entire workforce in a department suddenly quit?

The verified Fritz Berger GmbH is rated rather positively

on the employer rating

A recommendation rate of 64 percent and an average rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars do not speak for a wave of layoffs.

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In an article,

clarifies : The workshop foreman would like to become self-employed - and he apparently convinced his entire team to join him.

Accordingly, a corresponding hall seems to have already been rented, which is suitable for the opening of a new car repair shop.

Direct competition for Fritz Berger's currently orphaned service workshop - according to the report, it remains to be seen whether it will be revived at all with new employees.

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