Originally Posted by PTGregD

Well, you also make a lot more money in Switzerland than you would at a comparable job in Canada. My uncle who lives there plays the system well; He rents a French villa (buying property there is dumb), drives two fancy BMWs and sits on his $500,000 swiss franc salary taxed @ 5-8%.

Soo true! When I was working there, I stayed at a place in Ferney-Voltaire(named after the philosopher). Much cheaper. And I worked a job which here would make maybe slightly higher than min wage, and there I cant remember the exact pay but it was uper 20's/hour. Plus from my experience, the work ethic there is no where as close to that in Canada. I actually got yelled at for working too hard and making the other employees look bad! I was just trying not to be bored.

Originally Posted by Ian Finlay

Soo true! When I was working there, I stayed at a place in Ferney-Voltaire(named after the philosopher). Much cheaper. And I worked a job which here would make maybe slightly higher than min wage, and there I cant remember the exact pay but it was uper 20's/hour. Plus from my experience, the work ethic there is no where as close to that in Canada. I actually got yelled at for working too hard and making the other employees look bad! I was just trying not to be bored.

Haha, that's great. If you don't mind, how did you get a job at the UN?

Originally Posted by PTGregD

Haha, that's great. If you don't mind, how did you get a job at the UN?

Well I contacted the guy who does the hiring for part timers and conference aids, and sent him a resume and such. They aren't classy jobs at all. I lugged conference material around and helped diplomats find their way around the buildings and city. They have a section on the site for employment last I checked. You need a Masters to do the cool things.

Originally Posted by Ian Finlay

Well I contacted the guy who does the hiring for part timers and conference aids, and sent him a resume and such. They aren't classy jobs at all. I lugged conference material around and helped diplomats find their way around the buildings and city. They have a section on the site for employment last I checked. You need a Masters to do the cool things.

How did you manage living expenses? Was the money you made from working (you mentioned $20~/hour) enough? or did they help cover your expenses? (Plane Ticket etc.)

That's incredible! Did you just work in the summer months, or how did you manage?

Originally Posted by PTGregD

How did you manage living expenses? Was the money you made from working (you mentioned $20~/hour) enough? or did they help cover your expenses? (Plane Ticket etc.)

Yeah it managed expenses. I shared with someone, and since it was in France it was much cheaper. As long as you didn't eat out every night it seemed to be fine. But we are used to cooking cheap meals as students so.... And yeah just in the summer about 3 years ago.

im so dissapointed in you guys you talk about switzerland but you haven't mentioned the greatest thing that the swiss have produced that being the guy in my avatar

Originally Posted by HaXoRZ

im so dissapointed in you guys you talk about switzerland but you haven't mentioned the greatest thing that the swiss have produced that being the guy in my avatar

True! But it's not like anyone visiting Switzerland will run into him or anything

The best thing about switzerland is the chocolate. sorry guy in your avatar :p

I just got my contract for this thing.. the one thing I'm worried about is making $$... by the sounds of what you guys are saying, I should probably look for ways to take another job. They say if you travel while doing this you won't make that much money but I neeeed to!

Originally Posted by PTGregD

Yeah, Zurich and Bern are both in the top 5 most expensive cities in the world to live in.

balls.