Dear all SAP colleagues; Gerhard Oswald, and other SAP Board members,
I bear the full reponsibility of this public letter according to the Law
in China, Germany, and USA. If it is confirmed by law, I am willing to
return the compensation money by the mutual agreement between me and SAP
on discontiue of my employment contract.
My name is Dong Jin Du and I use an English name of Ross Du. I was
fired by SAP China in April 2009 only because that I sent Mr. Oswald an
email asking support on Chinese Freedom of Speech. At least, I think so.
Different in SAP word, SAP China and me had a mutual agreement to
discontinue our employment relationship.
Actually, I tried my best to deliver message to SAP China that I want to
keep my job and career in SAP China almost whole March 2009. But Dickson
Ho, the General Manager of SAP China Consulting, just ashamed me by
tellin g me that it would take him a lot of efforts to re create my
position in SAP organization as it had been eliminated. I believe that
it ashamed SAP as well because I was still a SAP China employee that
time. How could my position was eliminated before that "mutual
agreement" was there? Is SAP a company fully ignoring the rights of its
employee?
I don't believe that Mr. Oswald know what SAP has done to me so far.
Extremely ironical, I cannot even validate my thoughts. It is unfair to
both SAP and me. I got an unfair treatment. SAP was just like a fool
pushed by some dirty guys. But I don't exclude Mr. Oswald Oswald from
those dirty guys unless he could tell me his thoughts and behaviors on
this event. That's why I wrote this public letter to my previous SAP
colleagues and all of SAP Board members. After all, SAP declares that
SAP employees are encouraged to entering into local community in it
global policy.
For such a story in side a MNC head quartered in Germany, few people can
ignore the history of discriminating Israel. And When Nazi massacring Israels,
the majority of Germany kept silence. Although not a racial issue, is my case
of political discrimination? Especially in China, someone are behaving
in a suspicious manner of the Gestapo.
I declare my doubt here seriously on the fraud that Mr. Oswald did. He
sent all SAP China employees declaring that he will have a dollar to
dollar match donation against the total amount of SAP China employee to
WenChuan Earthquake 15th May, 3 days after the disaster. I contributed
2000 through SAP China's account because of it. But I saw neither
information of the donation of all China employees nor the one of Mr.
Oswald. Based on my experiences in SAP China, I have my doubtness on the
transparency of SAP and this donation. I request that SAP can show
public the evdidence that its board member keep his promise. If SAP
could not, then it is a fraud.
Please read below list to understand what happened between me and SAP.
- * 18th Jun. 2007: SAP China Consulting hired me as Senior Consultant
through 3 years contract. My employee ID is I044981.
- * Mar. 2008: I met the performance figure on utility rate and other
points. My direct boss, Mr. Haining Wu gave me a good evaluation. I got
full bonus according to my bonus plan.
- * 15th May. 2008: Mr. Oswald had a dollar to dollar contribution against
the total amount of all SAP China employee to the earthquake in
Wenchuan, China. (I contributed 2,000RMB on it as well. Anyway it is not
too much relevant.) He sent all SAP China employees declaring his
decision.
- * May. 2008: I replied Mr. Oswald (only to him) that I appreciated his
kindness and inquired if he had further interests to support a lawsuit
against China Internet Censorship. I told him that it could improve
China environments in which SAP is doing business.
- * May and Jun., 2008: Mr. Haining Wu had several talks with me that my
email was a serious breach on SAP policy. Almost all SAP Asia managers
knew this email already. And he got a big pressure not mentoring his
team member well. He inquired if I could quit from SAP China. I told him
that I had long SAP career plan. He was not satisfied with my feedback.
- * Since Jun. 2008, I had been very difficult to communicate with service
sales managers to be engaged into new projects. It meant I could not met
SAP's expectation on utility rate. I was disappointed with what happened
and posted some information to an internet forum but with the name of direct
involved person hidden except Gerhard.
- * Sep. 2008: I contacted with SAP US and one of its customer. They had
email and telephone interview with me and were satisfied. SAP US then
asked SAP China to assign me to that project. They emailed me their
decision as well. But SAP China sent Mr. Barry Xin at last. And this
message was not sent to me!
- * Nov. 2008: SAP US sent me an email inquiring my availability because
Mr. Barry Xin was not available further due to some personal affairs. I
had a talk with Mr. Haining that we should forgot that email to Mr.
Oswald. This could benefit both SAP and myself. But SAP China Consulting
insisted do not assign me to that project. I could not met company's
performance figure, utility rate, already that time. Even if I worked
in project all days in remaining days of fiscal year 2008.
- * I filed an complaint to SAP compliance department stating that I got
unfair treatment. My career plan in SAP was greatly negatively impacted.
They had a talk with Mr. Wu Haining. Although the compliance team didn't
agree with me, somehow I was assigned to that SAP US project in December
finally.
- * 23rd Feb. 2009: I returned to China to have a rest from project. The
customer, SAP US, and me, planned that I would fly into project one
month later. I reported to Mr. Wu Haining and Ms. Jill Wang as well.
Because Ms. Jill was my new manager due to SAP re organization. I also
submitted new business travel requirment.
- * 11st Mar. 2009: Miss Jill Wang, Ms. Tina Tian (SAP China HR
department), and Mr. Dickson HO held a meeting with me. They "offered"
me a package to discontinue my employment. And they said that it was
because of SAP global organizational adjustment. I told them that I
prefer to continue my career in SAP and I was earning money for SAP. It
was an option benefiting both SAP and me. I asked them if I was selected
into the list because of my email to Mr. Oswald. They said abosolutely
no. They emphasized that this offer was an mutual agreement and should
be kept confidential and forgot once leaving the meeting room. I told
them that I have responsibility to tell the customer why I cannot keep
project plan.
- * I proposed Ms. Jill Wang that SAP signed me as an independent
consultant for this project. Then SAP did not need to hire me again. But
both me and SAP can fullill the promise to the customer. Ms. Jill had
sincere and hard efforts to do it. But the higher management team
refused it.
- * Mar. 2009: The customer told me that SAP China was recommending other
candidates. But they wanted me to be there and they denied at least 3
candidates. I then went to SAP China HR. Ms. Tina Tian and her boss,
Brenda, agreed that I have the rights to decline company's offer then
SAP should continue my contract.
- * 26th March, 2009: I got only less than half of my bonus according to
my bonus and performance plan. Basically it means I did not meet the
planned performance. But who is the reason of this result? And in the
contract of SAP hiring me, "SAP should provide necessary environment and
conditions so that its employee can do their jobs".
- * 2nd Apr. 2009, I went to Ms. Brenda Lee and Ms. Tina Tian to decline
the offer of that mutual agreement. They told me that they will cancel
it.
- * Around 10:00am 2nd April 2009, I went to Mr. Dickson Ho and started
to talk on my career plan and new project assignment. I even told Mr.
Dickson that any project is ok to me. But he said that it would take him
a lot of efforts to re create my position in SAP organization as it had
been eliminated! He had not such a plan!!
- * Around 11:00am 2nd Apr. 2009, I "signed" the "Mutual agreement".
- * 6th Apr. 2009, I flied into the project located in California again to
fullfill my promise to them.
Best Regards,
Ross Du (Yetaai is my Internet alias)
2009.6.2