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​I went to a "Schnuppertag" as a dental assistant at a practice for two days. During that time, I worked a total of 18 hours. Between the commute, the physical exhaustion, and the emotional toll, it was a lot—only for them to tell me they wouldn't hire me and refused to pay, claiming that "Schnuppertage" are unpaid.

​But I didn't just go there to observe. They made me work. I performed specific tasks with patients, often without supervision. I was doing fluoride treatments on patients completely unsupervised, and now they refuse to pay, hiding behind the "Schnuppertag" label.

​In my view, this is labor exploitation using the "Schnuppertag" (which is theoretically just for observation) as an excuse. Can anyone share their experience? Has this happened to you? Is this a common issue in Switzerland, specifically for dental assistants? Are people being forced to work sterilizing equipment, assisting doctors, or performing fluoridations without supervision, only to be denied pay afterward?

Fui a un snuppertag como asistente dental en u a praxis dos dias, en los cuales trabaje esos dos dias, 18 horas de mi tiempo, pasaje en tren desgaste físico emocional y mental para que me terminen diciendo que no me contrataban escudandose de que fue un snuppertag y que no me iban a pagar porque los snuppertag no se pagan pero yo no fui solo a observar me hicieron trabajar, hice trabajos específicos con pacientes y muchos de ellos sin supervicion o sea trabaje con fluor a pacientes sin supervicion y no me quieren pagar diciendo ellos que fue un snuppertag nada mas yo lo llamo explotación laboral con la excusa del snuppertag que en teoría es un dia solo de observación si alguien me puede contar su experiencia, les paso lo mismo? Es un tema común aqui en suiza específicamente con las asistentes dentales? Que las hacen trabajar esterilizando o asistiendo al doctor con el paciente realizando fluorizaciones muchas veces sin supervicion? Pero luego no te pagan?