9. What is your motto in life?

Sebastian Fritsch: #nogreyhair - This is less about the hair colour, but more about the causes that lead to the greying.

Max Fritsch: Look ahead and never stop.

10. What do you think are the biggest challenges for our region and do you have any solutions?

Sebastian Fritsch: The biggest challenge is undoubtedly the departure of many young people, due to limited jobs available, as well as the recreational possibilities. One solution could be a new leisure concept, in which especially the younger generation finds itself.
Maybe then Idar-Oberstein will become an interesting location again. I for one find that there are much worse places on earth.

Max Fritsch: Lack of skilled workers, poor infrastructure, little identification with the region, it is difficult to name possible solutions here. Solving these problems is a slow process that requires many participants. This can only be solved through cooperation with other companies, with public institutions but above all with the people on site. But I am confident that we can solve these problems better and better together in the region through close networking.

11. Did school teach you what is really relevant?

Sebastian Fritsch: I think that school is much more than an institution in which you rigidly absorb your theory. Rather you should see school as an entry point into working life, you are taught early on what it means to keep a routine. In the same way you learn what it means to live and work in a community. The tools of the trade are given to you by time.

Max Fritsch: No, not when it comes to the relevant things, or the tools for managing a company, that came with ten years of working here.

12. What advice do you give to young professionals - and in the future to your own children?

Sebastian Fritsch: I do as my parents did, who have always tried to give me the opportunity to do what makes me happy. I would say the same to the next generation of professionals or my daughter: Find a job that makes you happy, because for the next 50 years it will be a big part of your life.

Max Fritsch: Try to achieve something of your own, set your own goals and always remain true to yourself.

13. Which qualities do you particularly value in people?

Sebastian Fritsch: Let me give you a glimpse into the future: when in 15 - 20 years the world leans more and more towards automation and robots will replace the work of humans in many places, then I think it will become even clearer how much humans need humans to live. What I want to say with this: Even if it is sometimes difficult, I prefer any discussion to doing an inspection on a machine on a monthly basis.

Max Fritsch: Loyalty, honesty and respectful interaction with each other.

14. How do you think the employees would describe our corporate culture?

Sebastian Fritsch: A medium-sized family business with a very good working atmosphere, where the employee counts.

Max Fritsch: Here I can only speculate: Solid, with a certain security for their own jobs in the future, but hopefully also like one big family; however, sometimes with room for improvement, especially when it comes to the smaller things.

15. Where do you see the company in 10 years?

Sebastian Fritsch: In the same leading position in the sample preparation market that we are in now, with probably a few more colleagues than today though.

Max Fritsch: Solidly grown and of course still successful. Internationally even more strongly represented.

16. What are the strengths of the company compared to its competitors?

Sebastian Fritsch: The same philosophy applies here as with our team: the customer is still our customer and not just any old company that becomes uninteresting after the purchase.

Max Fritsch:

• Family business that is still in family hands
• Strong development performance in relation to the number of employees
• The possibility to do things "through the short official channels"
• Much stronger identification of the employees with the company, but also with FRITSCH as a brand
• Many social aspects that are likely to be lost in the group structure of the competition or do not appear lucrative there
• At FRITSCH, every single employee counts, and no amount of money in the world can compensate for this appreciation

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