What Lies Behind a Working Life:
“Eyes and Ears in Poland”
(mud) – Those who come into the office in the morning aren’t always just thinking about their current tasks. Sometimes, personal matters are on their minds. This also applies to WTH employees—especially since some of them come from international backgrounds. Today, Tomasz Wojtas shares his thoughts on work with us.
“My family means everything to me,” says Tomasz Wojtas. Later this year, he will celebrate his silver wedding anniversary with his wife Malgorzata. He is especially proud of his daughter: “Weronika found a great position with an American company in Krakow after completing her IT studies.” Wojtas lives with his wife, daughter, and their Border Collie in the countryside of southeastern Poland.
From the beginning, his professional path followed a clear direction: forward! After studying economics at the university in Krakow, he discovered his great passion for sales. His motto: “Selling with technical understanding.”
Since his parents and sister were already living in the USA, he too felt drawn to the land of opportunity. There, he gained experience as a car salesman. Enriched with insights from the U.S., he returned to his home country, Poland.
“It was here that I discovered WTH through a job ad while working in the sale of technical plastic granulates,” he recalls. “That’s when I entered the ‘new world’ of polymer chemistry by selling additives—ranging from fillers to modifiers—with expert knowledge.”
He soon developed into both a skilled advisor and a passionate advocate for his customers in Poland. Company founder Walter Thieme fondly remembers: “Tomasz Wojtas quickly became the ‘eyes and ears of WTH’ in building new business relationships in Poland.”
“WTH was a stroke of luck for me,” Wojtas adds. “I immediately appreciated the wide-ranging freedom for professional development and creativity, the flat hierarchies, and the technical competence of my colleagues in Stade.”
He also greatly values the digital transformation within the company. But in one area, he remains a firm traditionalist: “I don’t need a smartphone to make calls. A regular mobile phone is enough for me. I just want to make phone calls!”
For Tomasz Wojtas, work plays a central role, but he also values his free time—especially peaceful moments. “I relax with my family on holidays in my beloved Poland. At the Baltic Sea in Gdańsk, on walks through Masuria or in the mountains—always with our dog, of course.” He admits he’d like to lose a few pounds: “But as someone who enjoys the good things in life, that’s especially hard for me.”
