r/Switzerland

Hi everyone 💛
I hope it’s OK to post something a little personal here.
My husband was laid off last summer and, despite being incredibly proactive in his job search, things have been much harder than we expected. He worked for many years as a Project Manager in Life Sciences, and while he has had interviews, the market around Lausanne/Vaud feels very saturated at the moment. After all these months, I can tell it’s starting to affect his confidence a bit, which is hard to watch when you know how capable and hardworking someone is.
I’m not looking to ask anyone for favors, but I thought maybe this wonderful community might know of an opening, a company hiring, or even just someone worth reaching out to. He is Dutch, speaks fluent English (he was actually an English teacher in another life 😊), has years of experience in project management within Life Sciences/pharma, and is currently doing an intensive French course to improve his French as quickly as possible.
Sometimes opportunities happen through simple conversations, so I thought it was worth putting this out there.
Thank you so much!!! 💛

so basically I have the task to interview someone who migrated into switzerland. i planned to do this over the phone and will have to record it although being anonymus is totally fine, i would just need to have a recording of your story and answers to my questions. The interview will not be posted or shared anywhere outside of the school. The interview is spoken in either german or english since these are the 2 languages i can speak fluently (or at least fluently to some extent).

I guess this is just to raise awareness.

I know that it might be obvious to most of us, but maybe some would still be tempted to click on it.

I find it funny though that there's no effort by the scammers lol, the whole notice in the email below is just an image ( looks like a bad screenshot ), and the whole thing is just a link to some shady site.

https://preview.redd.it/iwzixfb1kh2h1.png?width=1518&format=png&auto=webp&s=9955008a7cc0804d48cbce373650176a59ff152b

Hi everyone,

I am currently dealing with a serious issue with UNIA/Unia Arbeitslosenkasse (and RAV/unemployement in general).

I have not received my unemployment benefits for more than two months. They are almost impossible to reach, and when I do get a reply, it is usually very short, vague, and comes after about a week.

I know there were reports earlier this year about IT problems, but I have seen very little public communication since then. From what I understand, the issue is being presented as resolved, but that is absolutely not my experience.

Because of these delays, my financial situation has become critical. Bills have accumulated, reminder fees and penalties have added up, and I have had to borrow money just to survive. I am now facing almost CHF 10,000 in debt. I have also had to postpone medical care and nearly lost my apartment.

I find it deeply concerning that such delays can happen with so little public visibility, given that unemployment benefits are supposed to prevent people from falling into immediate poverty.

Is anyone else here still waiting for payments from UNIA or another unemployment fund? Does anyone know of recent media coverage, legal action, official complaints, or political interventions about this? Also, does anyone know the best way to escalate this beyond the unemployment fund itself?

This is not just a bureaucratic delay. For people who are already financially vulnerable, two or three months without payment can mean debt, health problems, eviction risk, or worse.

Any information would be appreciated.

This is illegal isn't it? I know that the government doesn't bill VAT if it's worth less than 5.-

UPS is essentially asking for VAT that the government isn't billing in the first place. That's fraud, right?

And then of course they add their own absurd admin fees on top. They're asking for 35.-, for a parcel worth only 57.-

I'm pretty confident that this is illegal but I'd like to check if anyone knows best before contesting.

More and more veterinary clinics in Switzerland are quietly being taken over by international chains linked to corporations like Mars and Nestlé. Many clinics keep their old local names, meaning pet owners often don’t realize that large investors now stand behind their trusted vet practice.

Critics fear profit is being prioritised over animal welfare, while the companies argue that rising costs are mainly driven by modern treatments and higher expectations from pet owners.

I’ve been reading more about AI regulation and ethics in Europe, but I’m curious about the Swiss perspective.

Switzerland has a strong tech, research, finance, pharma, and public-sector ecosystem, but I don’t often hear about Swiss AI ethicists or public debates around AI governance here.

Who are the people, institutions, NGOs, academics, or companies in Switzerland that are seriously influencing AI ethics? Are they mostly in universities like ETH/EPFL, government bodies, private companies, or civil society? Also, do you feel Switzerland is taking a thoughtful approach to AI ethics, or mostly waiting to see what the EU and big tech companies do?

Curious to hear from people working in tech, academia, law, policy, healthcare, finance, or anyone following the topic.

Question for anyone that recently bought and installed a heat pump for the house, especially in Wallis, which brand did you choose, are you happy with it and what were the approximate prices for the pump and it's installation ? Just to have an idea of overall prices to expect in Switzerland

This is illegal isn't it? I know that the government doesn't bill VAT if it's worth less than 5.-

UPS is essentially asking for VAT that the government isn't billing in the first place. That's fraud, right?

And then of course they add their own absurd admin fees on top. They're asking for 35.-, for a parcel worth only 57.-

I'm pretty confident that this is illegal but I'd like to check if anyone knows best before contesting.

While I know these are 2 of the best cities to live in the world and I prefer Geneva, I feel like Zürich is a lot better in terms of infrastructure, road quality, cleanliness, etc than Geneva.

Just to explain the points I mentioned before about what’s better in Zürich:
1 Infrastructure / Road quality: extremely extensive S-Bahn in Zürich, roads in Geneva are just mediocre (for example the Rues Basses are full of potholes), buses are the slowest in Switzerland (don’t remember where I read this statistic)
2 Cleanliness: I find neither city dirty and I’m not saying cleanliness in this sense. I mean the overall look of buildings and sidewalks in Geneva give it a grittier feel. For some reason, Geneva has a different type of sidewalk to other Swiss cities, and even though they are physically clean, I always see a lot of « spots » (such as old chewing gums) that give a rusty impression. Same goes for buildings that look like they haven’t been renovated in 70 years. I do believe Zürich has more graffiti, especially in the outskirts, but even that seems « orderly »

I have started researching a lot about the PAV in Geneva because those subjects really interest me. Do you think this refurbishment of a huge portion of the city will « boost » the « prestige » of Geneva in the same way as Zürich is?

+ Bonus point: I rarely see people on the internet and daily life talk crap about Zürich, quite the contrary. Everyone glorifies it for being top notch. Geneva, on the other hand, is regularly bashed by everyone (and I never understood why, because I love that city), but there has got to be a reason, I guess

Edit: yes, I’m posting this once again on the hunt of a bigger city than Lausanne

Cool new tool releases from a very credible source. As you can see the UN projections show that 10m won't even happen. But try it for yourself and see if it does with your assumptions.

Don't ignore the population pyramid on the right.. Unless you choose extreme immigration or fertility numbers, the ratio of old people to working age people will go up dramatically by 2100. This matters a lot.

Meine Freundin hat einen neuen Ricardo Account eröffnet. Die beiden von ihr angebotenen Artikel wurden sofort verkauft und sogleich gingen zwei durchaus gut gemachte EMails zu Phishing-Websiten ein. Die direkte Kontaktaufnahme via Mobile - halt auch geil, haben die Betrüger sogleich ALLE Daten - folgte ebenfalls prompt.

Natürlich werden neue Accounts eher das Ziel der Betrüger sein, aber das macht doch die Seite - zumindest für Verkäufer - völlig unattraktiv.

Hello,

I got 2 years ago a phone with them so I got stuck in a 3 years contract. I had all the time connection not at 10Gbps promised. They relay on the fact that users do not consume more than 40Mbps usually.

All the time I do the speed test with their app, it says my modem gets 8Gbps, but trying to have my phone or laptop next the router, it does not go beyond 100-200 Mbps (Wifi 7, last model of Mac and last iphone). When is rush time, like at 6 after work, it gets max 40Mbps, so clearly they are limiting based on availabilities. They know that most users do not use ethernet cables.

I made pictures for about 3 months of this and documented. They do not want to close my contract before the end of it, and at the same time they use as only metric what the router receives, justifying that there could be walls for the wifi, but I tested with the phone and laptop literally next to the router.

They mentioned that I am not allowed to have a different router than the one provided.

P.s. I pay full price, 85chf a month, no discounts.

P.p.s. They even let me pay for a new router saying that was more advanced (160 CHF), same problem.

Do you think I have a case?

UPDATE> After my lawyer sent the proof by email to them, I am getting constantly 500 MBps over wifi. I think the router is hacked.

I recently wanted to try the Passa Bene system because of long queues, but when I went to get the little scanner at the entrance, my supercard's qr code wouldn't scan. I tried the one on the app aswell to no avail. It seems like they're not supposed to scan qr codes, but it's the only thing on my supercard. Could anyone who uses Passa Bene tell me what i'm supposed to scan ?

We’re still looking for study participants, and since this community helped us reach so many great participants last time, we wanted to share our study here once again. 

Our study at the University of Zurich is looking for participants who would like to reduce their alcohol consumption.

Eligibility:
• 18–65 years old
• high alcohol consumption
• Language: German or English (mier chönd au schwiizerdütsch)

Time commitment & compensation:
• Compensation: 550 CHF + travel costs reimbursed
• Five on-site appointments (approx. 1.5–6 hours each)
• Two online follow-ups (1.5 h each)
• Weekend appointments possible

Additional information:
• The study includes novel treatment approaches (e.g., neurofeedback, ketamine, or a combination of both)
• Participants receive a 3D model of their own brain as a thank you
• All data is treated confidentially

Contact & registration:
nektar@bli.uzh.ch
+41 78 230 12 30

Telephone screening (booking):
https://outlook.office.com/book/NektarTelefonscreening@UZH.onmicrosoft.com

Study website:
https://www.nektar.uzh.ch/en.html

I’m happy to answer any questions. We really appreciate all the support so far!