Describe your perfect workday

No traffic, no unnecessary emails and the freedom to work on something I really want to.

What has been the best part of your professional life to date?

Being able to travel to places and attend events that I would never have known about or experienced if I didn’t have this job.

And the worst?

Having to return the key and fuel card for the company Porsche ;)

If you could give your 14-year-old self a piece of advice, what would it be?

Do what you want. But do it right!

Name three things that make RACE RESULT special

Flexibilität, Verantwortung vom ersten Tag, Leidenschaft.

What’s a must for your lunch?

Meat, salt & pepper

How many cups of coffee do you have per day?

None — I get my caffeine from Coca-Cola.

Do you listen to music at work, and if so, what?

Depends on the situation. Mostly chart music/dance, but also a lot of acoustic music when I need to concentrate.

What could RACE RESULT do even better?

Not a lot - making the core of the company even more international and encouraging horizontal diversification.

What’s your favorite place in Karlsruhe?

The A8 highway to stuttgart :-)

What do you value about working in this region?

How sunny it is.

What’s a little secret that you’d like to share here for your future colleagues?

Don’t forget the pizza after the team meeting!

If you had the EMC chamber to yourself for a day, what would you do with it?

Run extensive tests and take advantage of the peace and quiet to use my phone.

Let’s talk about the Olympics: what would be your event?

As an athlete, golf. As a coach, handball. But as a spectator I’d watch anything and everything.

What does success mean for you?

Doing an objectively outstanding job of accomplishing a long-held goal

Describe your perfect workday

A traffic-free commute, interesting interviews, positive stress, meaningful conversations with colleagues.

What has been the best part of your professional life to date?

I couldn’t pick just one moment, but moving to our new company building was definitely something special.

And the worst?

The last day at my last workplace and having to say goodbye to so many great colleagues.

If you could give your 14-year-old self a piece of advice, what would it be?

Do your thing, regardless of what others think!

Name three things that make RACE RESULT special

The team, the successful history of the company, lots of freedom — we’ve got it good. Coffee, fruit, water, barbecues, ice cream ... What more could you want!

What’s a must for your lunch?

Fruit & vegetables — then I don’t have to feel guilty later when I have some ice cream or chocolate 😉

How many cups of coffee do you have per day?

2-3, so not all too many.

Do you listen to music at work, and if so, what?

Usually just what’s on the radio.

What could RACE RESULT do even better?

We’re currently working on team-building and more interpersonal communication.

What’s your favorite place in Karlsruhe?

I actually prefer to spend my time in the palatinate region nearby, but the Schlossgarten park is really nice.

What do you value about working in this region?

This is my home. It’s where my family and friends are and the area has a lot to offer in terms of scenery and culture.

What’s a little secret that you’d like to share here for your future colleagues?

Don’t let the team convince you that you have to host a barbecue when you start here!

If you had the EMC chamber to yourself for a day, what would you do with it?

A day in the EMC chamber would be my personal nightmare. I always want to get out of there as quickly as possible.

Let’s talk about the Olympics: what would be your event?

Spectating.

What does success mean for you?

Achieving the goals I set for myself, both at work and in my personal life.

Describe your perfect workday

Spending all day tinkering with a prototype and getting it to work in the end.

What has been the best part of your professional life to date?

I couldn’t pick a single moment — there are many, many highlights...

And the worst?

When I found out that a good friend and colleague would no longer be on board.

If you could give your 14-year-old self a piece of advice, what would it be?

Make sure you really see things through.

Name three things that make RACE RESULT special

You can let your hair down here. The team works together. We’ve had a real lucky streak in the past few years.

What’s a must for your lunch?

Right now, an apple.

How many cups of coffee do you have per day?

Too many.

Do you listen to music at work, and if so, what?

Yes, currently Rival Sons — otherwise everything from Reinhard Mey to the Beatles to Eminem and David Bowie...

What could RACE RESULT do even better?

We’re currently working on generating even more team spirit...

What’s your favorite place in Karlsruhe?

Sitting with my guitar on the michaelsberg hill. But I also enjoy my balcony and my workstation here at the office 😉

What do you value about working in this region?

I feel at home here.

What’s a little secret that you’d like to share here for your future colleagues?

You won’t be offered responsibility on a plate here, you just have to take it.

If you had the EMC chamber to yourself for a day, what would you do with it?

Take measurements 😉

Let’s talk about the Olympics: what would be your event?

Keeping time.

What does success mean for you?

Having created a product that customers absolutely love.

Describe your perfect workday

I start early as always and get a lot done before most of my colleagues arrive. I manage to get someone to lunch with me early. I work both on the PC and on the actual device or in the machine shop, have good conversations with colleagues and after work I have the feeling that I've really made progress.

What has been the best part of your professional life to date?

In general, when you hold the developed product in your hands and see that it works exactly as you imagined - or even better - and when you also get recognition for your work.

And the worst?

When the alarm rings and you are wondering why you are doing this to yourself, wondering whether you’re sick today and you know for sure that you will not be able to do anything for the day anyway - certainly nothing interesting.

If you could give your 14-year-old self a piece of advice, what would it be?

Don’t worry, be happy! Start traveling EARLIER! Buy Apple and Tesla!

Name three things that make RACE RESULT special

Atmosphere: is relaxed, you have great freedom to develop. The interaction is friendly, almost familiar. Productivity / innovation: everyone gets involved and wants to improve something and move us forward on their own initiative. Appreciation: Achievement is seen and recognized. Criticism is factual, not personal. Even the "small" things that are by no means taken for granted, such as free coffee, good equipment, ice cream, beer, shirts, jackets, cooking together and activities, as well as the trust placed in us, show the employee that he is valued.

What’s a must for your lunch?

Something to eat?

How many cups of coffee do you have per day?

None, unless there is no other way ...

Do you listen to music at work, and if so, what?

Not yet

What could RACE RESULT do even better?

Ask me again in a year.

What’s your favorite place in Karlsruhe?

I'm not there very often.

What do you value about working in this region?

I grew up in Kraichgau and studied in Karlsruhe. I've always worked in Swabia so far and the mentality is a bit different 😉

If you had the EMC chamber to yourself for a day, what would you do with it?

Set up my drums and see if I can manage that you can hear me on the upper floor.

Let’s talk about the Olympics: what would be your event?

7-day-pizza-eating.

What does success mean for you?

When you accompany a project from start to finish in all aspects (not just on the PC) and see that it works well and customers like it.

Describe your perfect workday

That would probably be a holiday, when I get the chance to do whatever I want, nothing more, nothing less.

What has been the best part of your professional life to date?

It was when the 2013 “Run in Lyon” event finished and we realized that essentially everything we’d thought up had worked

And the worst?

I spent all of my savings on our second printing machine and when we installed it, it started spewing out smoke. That definitely left a sour taste in my mouth.

If you could give your 14-year-old self a piece of advice, what would it be?

Don’t take latin, take french!

Name three things that make RACE RESULT special

An extraordinary team, extraordinary solutions, extraordinary prospects.

What’s a must for your lunch?

Spending at least a few minutes outside in the sun to keep from getting too pale sitting in the office all day.

How many cups of coffee do you have per day?

It’s not about the number of drinks, it’s about the perfectly poured (milk) foam on top!

Do you listen to music at work, and if so, what?

Right now I’m listening to “I see girls” by Tom Neville — definitely can’t play that through my speakers in the office!

What could RACE RESULT do even better?

There’s somehow never beer or ice cream left and I have to settle for fruit and schnapps.

What’s your favorite place in Karlsruhe?

The seat of my bike.

What do you value about working in this region?

We get lots of sun, you can get away quickly, you can get back quickly, it’s very green, I have great friends here and there are great bike paths.

What’s a little secret that you’d like to share here for your future colleagues?

If you have to spend a late night at the office, always make sure that another colleague is there so you don’t have to be the one to switch on the office alarm.

If you had the EMC chamber to yourself for a day, what would you do with it?

Can I bring a guest? :-)

Let’s talk about the Olympics: what would be your event?

Luckily, the triathlon has been an olympic event since 2000!

What does success mean for you?

Being able to follow my dreams everyday and work toward personal fulfillment.

Describe your perfect workday

Get up, coffee, no traffic jam, a short run, coffee, e-mails, a short conversation with all colleagues whether there are any problems, no problems, pizza, ice cream, coffee, drive home without traffic jams.

What has been the best part of your professional life to date?

In the second working week I was given the trust to take care of the new HQ, despite 0 experience in this area.

And the worst?

Rollover on the Autobahn after a 16 hour shift.

If you could give your 14-year-old self a piece of advice, what would it be?

Learn coding! It will make your life easier if you are not only a user but also a developer.

Name three things that make RACE RESULT special

Trust, a combination of leisure and work, further training through trial and error.

What’s a must for your lunch?

Pizza, pasta, meat!

How many cups of coffee do you have per day?

Let me think: after getting up, before showering, after brushing your teeth, in the car, in the office before the computer starts up, at 10 a.m., at 12 p.m., after lunch, at 3 a.m., at 4 a.m., at 8 p.m. the dinner.

Do you listen to music at work, and if so, what?

Electronic music of all kinds, hit-songs in winter to prepare for après-ski.

What could RACE RESULT do even better?

Move to the Pfalz.

What’s your favorite place in Karlsruhe?

I am an economic refugee, Karlsruhe is not my preferred leisure region.

What’s a little secret that you’d like to share here for your future colleagues?

The newcomer pays for the barbecue party!

If you had the EMC chamber to yourself for a day, what would you do with it?

Private concert: Duet with PUR and David Guetta.

Let’s talk about the Olympics: what would be your event?

In no one. What the athletes deliver there is simply not achievable for the normal athlete, I tend to see myself at the microphone and ensure that people are in a good mood.

What does success mean for you?

Taking responsibility, getting things done and sometimes failing.