{"id":27578,"date":"2025-05-06T13:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T11:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rewe-group.com\/en\/?p=27578"},"modified":"2026-03-03T16:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T15:18:47","slug":"having-confidence-and-being-able-to-deliver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rewe-group.com\/en\/press-and-media\/newsroom\/stories\/having-confidence-and-being-able-to-deliver\/","title":{"rendered":"“Having confidence and being able to deliver”"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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REWE Group employees are committed workers and good colleagues. But they are also parents of young children and children of old parents. In their free time, they are marathon runners and globetrotters, volunteering or continuing their education. In their everyday lives, they cope with deep crises and overcome major obstacles. Balancing this full life with a fulfilling working life is not always easy and requires support from an employer like REWE Group.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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For more and more people, the compatibility of work and family is a key factor in their choice of or loyalty to an employer. REWE Group is therefore increasingly opening its doors to alternative working models. This includes, for example, the option of not only working part-time, but also managing. With the support of their employer, more and more senior managers are deciding to reduce their working hours in order to give their private concerns and commitments a little more space. And this applies not only in administration, but increasingly also on the shop floor. Whether REWE saleswoman or IT specialist, store manager or logistics specialist: part-time management is feasible. If the team, the line manager and the employer are behind it.<\/p>\n

Michael Hommel, store manager from Peine, and Nicole Landwehr, assistant from Seevetal Fleestedt, share their experiences of part-time management in their stores. Both show how flexible working models contribute to the overall success of their team.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Since I had done a lot of preparatory work, I knew: I can do this!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/div>\n

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Michael Hommel, REWE store manager in Peine<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Mr. Hommel, you have been working part-time as a store manager. Why, and what was the reaction to this? <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Michael Hommel: <\/strong>My wife and I decided this together. Our sons were in fourth and sixth grade at the time. We wanted to offer them regular structures and they also needed support with their schoolwork.my sales manager suggested a meeting with our HR partner and I was quickly able to convince both of them that I could also successfully run my store part-time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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REWE store manager in Peine<\/p>\n \n

\n Michael Hommel has been REWE store manager for four years. He managed the store in this position part-time for one year. <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Did you have any doubts as to whether you could do it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Michael Hommel:<\/strong> As I had done a lot of preparatory work, it was clear to me: I can do this!i had gained a precise overview of how many hours I needed for which tasks, what I could delegate and what would remain with me. I also had to clarify which employees could and wanted to take on which responsibilities and at what times I would still be available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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We have a clear distribution of tasks and are now a well-rehearsed team, which works<\/span>\u00a0well.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/div>\n

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Nicole Landwehr, Assistant at the REWE-Markt in Seevetal Fleestedt<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Mrs. Landwehr, what hurdles did you face when you wanted to go part-time? <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Nicole Landwehr:<\/strong> There were actually no real hurdles. Before my parental leave, I had already worked full-time as an assistant, after which I came back part-time – albeit initially in a different position. However, as there was no other assistant at the time, I did a lot of the work on the side. After many discussions with my boss and my area manager, we finally agreed: I would become an assistant again, but part-time with 30 hours. That’s how it’s been to this day, for around four years now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Assistant at the REWE-Markt in Seevetal Fleestedt<\/p>\n \n

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How did you organize your daily work routine?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Nicole Landwehr: <\/strong>We have a clear distribution of tasks and are now a well-coordinated team, which works well. It’s important that all colleagues are all-rounders. Everyone must be able to step in flexibly wherever necessary so that there are no gaps. And everyone knows that: If I’m not in the store, I can be reached by phone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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How did the team at both of your companies react? <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Michael Hommel: <\/strong>The first few days were a bit bumpy. Everyone had to adjust and it was unusual for my team that I was no longer on site so much. But it soon became clear that I could be reached by phone at any time, and it was always possible to find an appointment on site for personal discussions. I had delegated everything that went beyond my 30 hours per week. I was able to concentrate on the office work and my team had my back. After four weeks, everyone had settled in.<\/p>\n

Nicole Landwehr: <\/strong>We also involved the team in the discussions about introducing part-time working for senior managers. Getting everyone on board was the most important prerequisite for the model. That was the only way it could work. As a single mother with a son in third grade, I’m simply not that flexible. I need colleagues who agree to be here earlier in the morning and stay longer than me in the evening. But everyone is behind me and understands my situation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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