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I was made to feel so welcome in this office, and got so much help, that I truly believe I could not haven chosen better for my first venture into a workplace environment. Certainly, the size of the subsidiary also had something to do with this – with 126 people, you get to know each other more quickly of course. But quite apart from that, my impression was that the South Africans are very sociable. And a few words, too, on the subject of beer. Since I’ve been with Krones, I’ve developed quite an interest in beer. In my very first week, I was even allowed to lend a hand when the Krones office in Johannesburg brewed its own beer! The 20th anniversary celebrations of Krones SA were themed around the Octoberfest, which is why it was an obviously good idea to brew our own festival beer. So we formed teams of 4 for some competitive brewing, and stirred the huge vessels as if there were no tomorrow. Exhausted, but proud of our home-brewed efforts, we cold-stored several hundred litres for a few weeks. But it was well worth waiting for. Everyone thought the beer tasted great, and we celebrated in true Bavarian style. Dirndls and lederhosen as far as the eye could see … Funny to think I had to fly over the equator and end up 10,000 kilometres away for this. But it was great!
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