Hello, I have been living in Switzerland for 2 years due to my job. My current job is okay, I don’t get stressed but it’s not something that excites me much neither. I have another 2 years guaranteed here, but it’s not permanent. I have this eternal concern that I feel like I won’t get any job after this one. I just received a job offer where I could work around 2-3 years in my country. This will allow me to change the direction of my career, which I feel like I will have less problem when I look for the next job in near future. The thing is that I will eventually have to come back to Switzerland because my partner is Swiss (the reason I accepted this job in the first place) and we both agree on that raising a kid here will be better than in my country. Although I think a new job will give me better chance when looking for the next job in general around the world, I am now worried if I will be able to get it in “Switzerland ” when I come back. Everyone says the job market has been bad, and every year worse. I am from non-EU countries so getting a this job was also a miracle. I only applied to this new job when I was having difficult times here, and did not expect this to happen honestly. I am trying my best to integrate myself to this country but I am sad to say that it has been quite difficult. Would it be stupid to leave here only to come back later, with possibility of being unemployed for an uncertain amount of time? Should I just continue working on building my life here sticking to my contract? My partner is supporting me in either way so it only depends on me… At this point I am really lost without clear thoughts and would appreciate any comment. Sharing below also my current pros and cons that are listing in my head… Pros (if go for a new job)
- Possibility of changing the career direction
- Going back to my country for a while, maybe spending my very last time being fully together with my family and friends
- The new job is well known and in my sector it will make my CV quite impressive. Cons
- Long distance relationship all again
- Salary gets quite low (but the amount of saving that I could do probably would be same)
- Leaving Switzerland in the middle of getting used to it
- High possibility of delaying a stable life together (house, kid, etc)
- Work culture of new job is not ideal (back in my days I already worked there for a very short time)
- Leaving possible unemployment / maternity benefits… in near future. When I come back it will be starting from 0. submitted by /u/Real_Pudding7662
Originally posted by u/Real_Pudding7662 on r/Switzerland