Overview

• Burger confirms her final day on set is October 17 after more than two decades as Frau Stockl.
• She says the broadcaster has not acknowledged her exit, which she interprets as telling for industry respect.
• Compressed shooting schedules and a very high workload were key factors in her decision to depart.
• She describes effective pay cuts over the years because fees were not adjusted for inflation.
• After a three-year internal struggle to decide, she is preparing new projects including a podcast with Solveig Duda titled “Abendkasse – Kultur in der Clutch.”