What if a language barrier could actually be a breakthrough for building community? At
#MUC3, a fulfillment center outside Munich, Germany, it already is. 🇩🇪
From Alabama to Syria and points in between—MUC3 is home to employees from around the world. Ninety languages are spoken at that single site.
“I fled from Syria because of the war,” said Ali Bayoun, an associate at MUC3. “I applied at a lot of companies, but I wouldn’t be accepted because of my bad German language skills... until I got a call from Amazon.”
MUC3 General Manager Ernst Schaeffler doesn’t see language barriers as a liability. To him, they’re an opportunity to grow stronger. The site has a successful program that pairs employees who need help with English or German—valuable skills that help associates at Amazon and beyond.
“MUC3 has always had a history of change,” said Ernst. “We have associates from different lives, different backgrounds. We see it as possibility.”
We think that’s pretty great—in...