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Old 06.08.2012, 09:52
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Re: Would you recommend moving to Switzerland for a job ?

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It all depends - on YOU. Moving to Switzerland, or anywhere, just for the job, just for the money, just for the security - but when your heart and mind is not opened and ready for a change, when you are not prepared for learning a new language, adapting to new foods and ways, etc. If you don't see those changes as positive and enriching, then NO- I would not recommend it. Otherwise, yes - go for it.
Agree with Odile. I will add - if you are very attached to the lifestyle you'd be leaving behind (not only economically), and you don't realize that, invariably, you will have to deal with an entirely different world, and you are unprepared/unwilling to make compromises and work with what you have here, then don't come. I know of someone who came to CH for a great job, already spoke the language fluently, family was behind it, but went back after 6 months because the spouse couldn't find a job that would allow her to be a professional and a mom of 2, and they missed their single family house with lots of land around it. Luckily they had a "plan B" lined up, which is the second thing I would say - don't pack up and close all doors behind you, come for a while with an "option to return" from the employer, then see if you like it and decide accordingly whether to stay or to go.
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