Diversity & Inclusion

Meeting uncertainty with humor

Christopher Werner, a blind employee at Siemens Healthineers, talks about his experiences at work.
3min
Bernward Bodenstedt
Published on 26. April 2021

The blind colleague Christopher Werner, employee at Siemens Healthineers in Germany, believes work should be fun. He also thinks courage is important – not only for himself – and says that it can be a lot easier to get along with others if you don’t take yourself too seriously.



Questions are better than preconceptions

Christopher Werner with disabled employees’ representative Anna Haberkorn-Wittner


A Braille display allows to read what is on the screen

Courage and humor are the best ways to build bridges


By Bernward Bodenstedt
Bernward Bodenstedt is an editor at Siemens Healthineers