> [...] they type in some random 3 letter code and a screen would pop up. Then they would memorize how many tabs each field was apart from each other. Without a mouse, people could just hum along imputing data a blazing speed once some muscle memory was in place. Everyone had little cheat sheets printed out for the less frequently used commands/codes.
This comports with my most recent experience using SAP in 2018. I know, I know, SAP has GUIs and such now. This well known and profitable corporation under the Blackstone umbrella, though? Nope. It was exactly as you describe.
Those who had the time-in-service or the mentality to accept it excelled at their job, but uniformly skewed older (late 40s and up) or younger (under 25). At the time, almost everyone aged in between was entirely befuddled by it all.
Context: supply chain, procurement, purchasing, logistics, maintenance, work orders, inventory
This comports with my most recent experience using SAP in 2018. I know, I know, SAP has GUIs and such now. This well known and profitable corporation under the Blackstone umbrella, though? Nope. It was exactly as you describe.
Those who had the time-in-service or the mentality to accept it excelled at their job, but uniformly skewed older (late 40s and up) or younger (under 25). At the time, almost everyone aged in between was entirely befuddled by it all.
Context: supply chain, procurement, purchasing, logistics, maintenance, work orders, inventory