Grüezi wohl, After being laid off, I’ve been “unemployed” for 17 months. During those 17 months, I’ve had only two opportunities:
- A temporary part-time position in Baselland, which I currently hold since the beginning of this year and will keep until my unemployment benefits run out ( Zwischenverdienst ), in 7 months.
- A permanent position in south Switzerland which I refused. The deadline is getting closer : in 7 months, my unemployment benefits will no longer be enough to live on, due to the recalculation based on my current part-time employment. The permanent position I turned down is apparently still available, and the recruiter has reached out again to ask if I’m interested. I’m interested in the responsibilities of the role, but there are several downsides:
- Being away from my wife four days a week.
- The higher cost of living in the region isn’t cover by the salary, meaning I would have less purchasing power than I did before being laid off.
- The job is entirely in French, in a French-speaking canton. I’ve been working on my German for months, aiming for C1 (I’m currently at B2+), and I’d hate to lose that progress and no longer be able to stand out from other candidates on that basis.
- There are a lot of French cross-border commuters working at the company (management included), and I wish I were wrong but from my experience, that rarely makes for a good working atmosphere. I’d like to believe that I can still find something here, but time is running out. Have you ever had to make this choice? Do you have any advice on how to handle the situation? submitted by /u/AppropriateResort914
Originally posted by u/AppropriateResort914 on r/Switzerland
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