In Baden-Wurttemberg, over 1,400 educational positions remained unfilled for years due to a programming error that originated during a transition to a new personnel management system in 2005. This issue persisted undetected for two decades, as positions that should have been marked vacant were recorded as occupied. The flaw was finally discovered during a recent software update, which revealed the discrepancy and highlighted the ineffective checks in the previous system. Consequently, phantom jobs accumulated without oversight, contributing to the current crisis in filling teaching roles.
More than 1,400 teaching positions in Baden-Wurttemberg have gone unfilled for years due to a programming error that began in 2005. The error meant that teaching positions which should have been marked as vacant were incorrectly logged as occupied.
The error remained hidden for 20 years due to the complexity of the system, procedural blind spots, and a lack of cross-checking controls. Phantom jobs accumulated at a rate of approximately 80-100 positions per year.
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