The cushiest jobs in Switzerland

#1 12.01.2011, 12:09

I swear I am fed-up working long hours with very short breaks when I see so much action from EF members supposedly at work on here & Swiss who have long lunch breaks & are never there when you need them (or take bloody ages to do anything).

I wonder what jobs I could do then (apart from being a media consultant) where I could sit around twiddling my thumbs & popping off for half a day trip for lunch of & course with very little responsiblity for myself.

I've no problems with interviews & well qualified but I am still searching a position where if possible I can be on permanent 'standby' just like members on here. What jobs are you actually doing?

kevlegs · #2 12.01.2011, 12:10

How about...haus mann?

Chemmie · #3 12.01.2011, 12:11

This is my job: Asset Allocation Technician (when Katy Perry visits CH)

http://i.imgur.com/JHLgL.jpg

#4 12.01.2011, 12:32

	Quote:	kevlegs
	How about...haus mann?

Whaaat? Tried that for a month, that is the toughest of all...

Phil_MCR · #5 12.01.2011, 12:52

	Quote:	transition
	I swear I am fed-up working long hours with very short breaks when I see so much action from EF members supposedly at work on here & Swiss who have long lunch breaks & are never there when you need them (or take bloody ages to do anything). I wonder what jobs I could do then (apart from being a media consultant) where I could sit around twiddling my thumbs & popping off for half a day trip for lunch of & course with very little responsiblity for myself. I've no problems with interviews & well qualified but I am still searching a position where if possible I can be on permanent 'standby' just like members on here. What jobs are you actually doing?

sorry, we're just highly efficient and productive and can do our jobs while multi-tasking on facebook and EF.

nigelr · #6 12.01.2011, 13:06

	Quote:	Phil_MCR
	sorry, we're just highly efficient and productive and can do our jobs while multi-tasking on facebook and EF.

er....absolutely !!

MacGregor's Daughter · #7 12.01.2011, 13:49

	Quote:	transition
	be on permanent 'standby' just like members on here. What jobs are you actually doing?

I am not on standby I am the personification of multitasking.

Ouchboy · #8 12.01.2011, 14:41

Man-whoring would give you flexible hours.

#9 12.01.2011, 14:48

	Quote:	Ouchboy
	Man-whoring would give you flexible hours.

Gives you flexible everything, doesn't it Ouchboy?

olympe · #10 12.01.2011, 14:55

Why don't you try to move to France. even more relaxing there ( 35 hour week, lots of RTT, long weekend, strikes etc...) unless you work for telecom or the post obviously.

Gastro Gnome · #11 12.01.2011, 15:07

Transition - perhaps you just need to work smarter at your current job?

#12 12.01.2011, 15:08

I would suggest becoming a professional footballer, they work about 1 day a week, and train about 2 mornings a week. Downside is, you'd only be able to command a salary of about 60-120k chf per week, so it may not be worth it. Not sure you can live in Zurich on that unless you are single.

MacGregor's Daughter · #13 12.01.2011, 15:30

	Quote:
	I would suggest becoming a professional footballer, they work about 1 day a week, and train about 2 mornings a week. Downside is, you'd only be able to command a salary of about 60-120k chf per week, so it may not be worth it. Not sure you can live in Zurich on that unless you are single.

Now ^finally there is a good question: 60 -120k/week - enough to live on?

xkcd · #14 12.01.2011, 15:47

	Quote:
	I would suggest becoming a professional footballer, they work about 1 day a week, and train about 2 mornings a week.

Now I understand the track record of Swiss football teams.

#15 12.01.2011, 16:06

I want to work in a Swiss library. The one where I live only opens at 10am, closes for 2 hours for lunch, closes very early on the eve of public holidays and doesn't open on Monday morning.

SimonHicken · #16 12.01.2011, 16:11

I run a pub in Geneva, the only time I actually stop working is when I sleep

But I love it!

Nil · #17 12.01.2011, 16:14

	Quote:	Phil_MCR
	sorry, we're just highly efficient and productive* and can do our jobs while multi-tasking on facebook and EF.*

I didn't know we were so many women on this forum...

lost_inbroad · #18 12.01.2011, 16:26

	Quote:	Nil
	I didn't know we were so many men* on this forum...*

Fixed that for ya.

Nil · #19 12.01.2011, 16:29

	Quote:	lost_inbroad
	Fixed that for ya.

Now now LIBicim,

We all know that you wish this to be true, so we are all going to pretend it for you! There there!

lost_inbroad · #20 12.01.2011, 16:30

	Quote:	Nil
	Now now LIBicim, We all know that you wish this to be true, so we are all going to pretend it for you! There there!

Well Nil, I don't wish..I just know.