What made you choose this particular career?

I'm really good at organizing and I wanted to use what I'm good at in my job. Along with my organizational skills, I have a solid network and can work well as part of a team. As a location assistant, it’s also important to be empathetic, have good people skills and work in a structured way – which is quite challenging but also the perfect mix for me!

 

What do you enjoy most about your job?

Our battery plant here in Leipzig opened up 2020. This means that team-building is a big issue for us: we’re building new teams, we’re close to the employees, we’re creating interfaces. It’s really exciting to define new structures and support a site in its development. It feels like I’m truly making a difference!

I have a good overview and am happy I can help people with all kinds of questions – quickly and reliably. I feel greatly appreciated for that. I also find it extremely exciting to see how the automotive industry is developing and how DRÄXLMAIER is helping to shape change in the field of e-mobility. I can be a part of this development and that's a great feeling.

What skills and talents do you need for your job?

 For me, it’s mainly flexibility: I can always help and, thanks to my network and my complete overview of the processes at the site, I have an answer to everything – and that’s what I strive for.

Why Leipzig?

I really like Leipzig. I like the city life – everything is dynamic, growing fast, and there are always new people coming to the city to study. Leipzig is a young city with beautiful old architecture and a relaxed way of life. And it’s not too crowded, which I like, because megacities are not for me. Leipzig also offers the perfect mix of city and nature, as the city is surrounded by lots of lakes. I’ve always liked being outdoors and being “active.” Exercise and fresh air mean balance and relaxation to me, and that’s always been the case.

I grew up in the winter sports area of Klingenthal in the Vogtland region and have been skiing since I was a small child. I graduated from a sports high school and was a competitive cross-country skier for 12 years. Even today I’m on the slopes as often as possible in the winter, preferably in Austria. When I’m not skiing or snowboarding, I like to go salsa dancing or to the stadium to cheer on the RB Leipzig soccer team.

What is your most important quality?

My intuition. Sometimes my friends and colleagues call me a witch just for fun, because I often anticipate things before they happen – it’s almost creepy.

I just have a good understanding of people and a lot of empathy. I’m also very present and have a talent for bringing people together and sometimes even making a difficult situation easier. I’m good at that and it helps me in life in general and on the job. My job is perfect for me – I love it!