r/Switzerland

I was wondering, if there is a common „view-point“ that can be seen from all of Switzerland (well, from all 26 cantons at least…).
Finsteraarhorn (my first guess) cannot be seen from Geneva.

I was reading the article and yes its from the trashpaper 20min and therefore also the comment of the respective quality.

Let review his arguments that he pretends that the left are the culprit for high rents:

- higher bureaucracy make building more expensive - valid argument (but it does by protecting th one living for example in appartments at low rent to not be kickedout)

- we need to build more - valid argument (yup Genossenschaften and non profit oriented landlords not you)

- landlords don’t benefit from high rents - clearly nonsense

- ”i know nobody who can’t find an appartment in zuerich” - clearly he doesn’t know anyone or at least nobody outside of his rich friends

For me: Who captures the economic value created when we allow more housing to be built?

Lets no get fooled by these people! Why do we give our own Trumps/SVP and other immobilien moguls such platforms without fact checking or properly analyse his arguments? All he wants is stearing the chaos to get lower regulations and build more and raise his profits… and tries to be charming with “old building have a story to tell”.

I’m currently considering a new Polestar 2 Long Range Single Motor (MY27) in Switzerland.

The car has an MSRP of around CHF 61,000, but after current discounts, fleet discount and an additional dealer discount, I can get it for about CHF 41,800.

The leasing offer I was given is roughly:

• 60 months
• 15,000 km/year
• around CHF 506/month
• apparently 0% interest
• no down payment, as far as I understand

I’m planning to test drive it next week and will get the full written leasing offer afterwards.

My main question is whether leasing makes sense compared with buying the car outright for CHF 41,800.

I could also imagine buying the car at the end of the lease if the residual/book value is attractive. My thinking is that after 5 years and around 75,000–90,000 km, the car could potentially still be worth noticeably more on the used market than the residual value.

Would you lease it, buy it outright, or look for a used Polestar 2 instead?

Anything specific I should watch out for in the leasing contract, especially regarding residual value, buyout, mileage or hidden fees?

Before every major vote, the sub gets flooded with posts from people who suddenly take an interest in Swiss politics out of nowhere.

These accounts always have less than 100 karma and some have been inactive for years meaning they’re only fired up when they’re needed for specific purposes.

Or at least the ability to report bot posts directly.

Thanks for reviewing this.

I‘m looking for recommendations what other women use as backbacks for their notebook and whatever else they bring to work. I’d like this to be a bag that is available in stores in Switzerland. I need sth spacioous to also pack my water bottle, my lunch and some more stuff. I don‘t need anything girly or luxurious just want good quality, nice and practical design and not a backpack that looks like I‘m going hiking for 3 days😅

Edit: Extra point if the bag can be opened all the way
Edit 2: wow girls you are amazing! Got so many good suggestions! This is what Reddit is best for. Thank you!

In all honesty, what options do we have to take care of this issue? France cannot take care of their criminals, so we have to pay the price for it and watch it happen in silence?

The Geneva-Vaud area is losing its reputation as a safe haven in front of our eyes and no one is doing anything. It reached the international media now, it’s not just little arguments on reddit anymore.

Maybe activate the Schengen emergency 6 month border control could be an option (if we’re even allowed to do that)? I’m not super rich but I know lots of people that aren’t either and had their homes broken into while they slept, I don’t want to be the next one. It’s really worrying me

What is your favorite way to sell your car?

I'm considering an upgrade, my car is ten years old, but I never sold one. I'm mostly interested in hassle free transactions rather than maximum earning.

I would consider using it as trade in as well if possible or contact those exporters that sometimes leave their business cards on cars, as well as selling outright to someone, but I would like to hear your experiences with the process of selling, whatever the process you went through.

Note that the car is fully owned, fully paid.

Hi everyone,

I'm currently registered with RAV and I'm trying to understand how occasional income from my own business is actually treated by the Arbeitslosenkasse.

I'm not talking about having a full-time self-employed business or a stable monthly income. More like having a small GmbH/Einzelfirma and occasionally getting 1-2 client projects in a month, while still being available for employment and actively looking for a job.

For example, one month there might be no project income, another month CHF 2–4k might be invoiced, etc.

What I'm struggling to understand is:

• Is this simply treated as Zwischenverdienst and the RAV/ALK payment is adjusted for that month?
• How do they calculate the income if the client pays the GmbH, rather than paying you personally?
• Do they look at the amount invoiced by the company, the profit of the company, the salary you pay yourself, or the actual hours you worked on the project?
• What happens if you do the work in one month but the company invoices/is paid in another month?
• Is the treatment different for a GmbH vs. Einzelfirma?
• Can owning/working through a GmbH create problems with Vermittlungsfähigkeit or arbeitgeberähnliche Stellung, even if the business is only a small side activity?
• Do you simply declare every project/hours/income, or can this lead to reduced eligibility or other penalties?

I'm happy to declare everything, I'm just trying to understand how it is actually calculated in practice.

I've asked both RAV and the Arbeitslosenkasse, but unfortunately I keep getting different/vague answers and nobody seems willing to explain clearly what happens in a concrete example.

I'd especially love to hear from someone who has actually been on RAV while running a GmbH or Einzelfirma and doing occasional client projects. How did the Arbeitslosenkasse handle it in your case?

Thanks!

I've been with Salt for -10 years, two lines on one account, both coming up for renewal.

They call me almost weekly to "extend" and the offers are always the same: a discount that expires after 24 months, then you fall back to the full list price and start the whole dance again.

Meanwhile the public online prices for new customers are roughly half what I'm paying for the same plan, and some now come with a
"lifetime discount" instead of a 24-month promo.

What I'd like to hear from people who've actually done it:

1. Did you have to formally cancel before anyone offered you a real discount? Or did asking nicely work?

2. If you cancelled and then wanted to stay - did they let you withdraw the cancellation, or did you have to go through with it and re-sign?

3. Did existing customers ever get matched to the online new-customer prices, or did you have to actually leave and come back?

4. Anyone tried porting out and being
   "won back"? How long did you have to wait?

5. Sunrise Flex Premium Bundle - anyone on it? Does the 50% really hold long-term, and how does the device swap work in practice?

Concrete numbers and outcomes are more useful to me than general
"telcos
are greedy" takes.

Canton/provider doesn't matter, I just
want to know what actually happened.

Thanks!

⚠️⚠️ I don't want to start a second Sonderbund war ahaha

I'm asking for your guys' favourite cheese (to snack on)

Mind you I've never really gotten into cheese. Ever.

So far in my short journey, I've tasted Tomme Vaudoise nature, and Pavé d'Affinois which is a french cheese. They were both soft with an edible rind. I really liked both of them, but the French cheese was really nice.

I know one thing, I definitely prefer soft cheese over hard cheese.

Also, I prefer cheese with flavour over bland cheese.

I'm open to anything really, goat cheese, cow cheese, smelly, not smelly.

Also, I'd like to start off with a small budget, and then climb up the ladder towards more expensive cheese.

Hi everyone,

I know this topic probably won’t make me many friends, but I’d still be interested to hear what my fellow Swiss think about it.

This is about vegan alternatives to animal products.

I’m not vegan myself, but I try to reduce my meat consumption to a minimum. It has been shown that a vegan diet is more sustainable. On the one hand, there is the environmental aspect: meat production requires significantly more water and agricultural land. On the other hand, there is the ethical aspect. In my view, no animal wants to be killed, and many of us probably wouldn’t eat meat if we had to slaughter the calf or cow ourselves. Even if an animal has had a good life, I don’t think that necessarily justifies killing it for food, when you have alternatives.

Nowadays, we have alternatives, and they are widely available. Almost every supermarket offers vegan products that can replace meat, and these alternatives are getting better and better. In some dishes, you can barely notice the difference anymore. So why kill an animal if I can simply use a vegan substitute instead? For me, the same applies to milk and other animal products.

What I mainly want to discuss, however, is the fact that we spend a significant amount of money every year subsidizing our farmers and the agricultural sector. Organizations such as Schweizer Fleisch or Swissmilk promote the continued consumption of animal products. The meat we buy at discount supermarkets is cheaper partly because agriculture is supported through our taxes.

At the same time, a product like Planted, for example, is relatively expensive in supermarkets, even though producing it involves much less animal suffering and requires less land and water.

So my question is: Wouldn’t it make sense to subsidize these vegan alternatives as well, while reducing subsidies that support meat production and consumption? From my perspective, this would make sense on several levels and could encourage many people to eat less meat. If Planted were significantly cheaper than meat, I think quite a few people would reconsider what they buy.

What do you think?

TL;DR: Why do we use tax money to subsidize meat production and consumption, while barely subsidizing vegan alternatives? From an environmental and ethical perspective, that doesn’t make much sense to me.

Hi,

I'd like to get notifications about changes to motions, initiatives, etc. that are being discussed in swiss parliment.

I saw that on parlament.ch I can subscribe to either a search query or a single "geschäft", does anyone know any way to get general news about all changes, including new "geschäfte"?

Is there a good (neutral) newsletter that covers what happened in swiss parliment say daily or weekly?

Thanks!

I recently completed my HF in Computer Science and I’m now thinking about what I could do next in terms of further education or professional development.

I’ve been looking into CAS programs, but I’ve also heard from quite a few people that some CAS programs aren’t really worth the money, depending on the field and career goals.

So I’d be interested to hear from people in Switzerland who have an HF in Computer Science:

• What did you do after your HF?
• Did you pursue a CAS, DAS, or another qualification?
• Was it worth the time and money?
• Are there any other education paths or qualifications you would recommend?
• Would you rather focus on work experience, certifications, or further studies?

I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences and any options I might not have considered.

Thanks!