Wer Kollegen hat, braucht keine Feinde (1995)

Basically, Georg Meier is a renowned software developer whose career is on an upward trajectory. However, he is troubled by personal problems: his wife has divorced him, and he hardly sees the two children they had together anymore. Since his ex-wife is currently away on a professional development course, she has temporarily entrusted the children to him again. This leads him to realize that although his work—amid bits and bytes, interface connections, and a world of hyperlinks—can be only one side of his life, the other side, which is becoming increasingly important to him, is that of a caring father to his children. It turns out that his ambitious superior, Mark Heller, has been waiting for just such a moment, when his subordinate seems to be going through a bit of a rough patch. Moreover, Heller is not convinced that computer programs developed in Germany have any chance on the international market. He already has plans to pursue various partnerships with companies in the Chinese and American markets, which, in his view, can offer better and cheaper products. The power- and money-hungry Heller is also firmly convinced that working with international software corporations could significantly increase his own profit margins. As the story unfolds, software developer Georg falls in love with Sylvie, of all people—a former girlfriend of Heller’s. Heller had actually planned to use Sylvie to poison the working atmosphere throughout the department and get rid, all at once, of the entire department, which he considers nothing but a source of losses. At first, Heller’s plans succeed: Georg’s secretary, Helga Frühauf, leaves the company. Furthermore, the entire workforce has already been thrown into a state of fear, because nobody knows who will be next. Georg’s future at the company is now also at stake. This is the moment when Georg realizes the full extent of his superior Heller’s actions and decides that he will no longer put up with this behavior. Together with Sylvie, he plans a counterattack.