Was I right or just greedy?

[tractor]

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Going by the knowledge/competence of many of the startups in these fora, I would never go halfway across Europe at my own or half my own expense on the off chance that said startup even knew what day of the week it was without some prelims.

[Ltd]

To those arguing about the costs, imagine I said £250-300 in my original question, stop talking how muich it would really cost and please answer the main question.

[FatLazyContractor]

To those arguing about the costs, imagine I said £250-300 in my original question, stop talking how muich it would really cost and please answer the main question.

What is the day rate like?

[Ltd]

What is the day rate like?

In GBP: 700

[FatLazyContractor]

In GBP: 700

I personally won't consider it.

Life is too short to work in Switzerland. Could be god-damned expensive depending on where you live.

What, BTW, is your base rate after all expenses? That is an important factor in deciding.

[flamel]

worked there before - boring and expensive.

Start-up with 10 people? No possible chance - I wouldn't pay out anything on that basis

[Ltd]

What, BTW, is your base rate after all expenses?

Never contracted in Switzerland so I don't know.

Life is too short to work in Switzerland.

Why you do not value Switzerland as a place to work? Why UK is better?

[d000hg]

I read this as taking about you expenses to go and work there, and I would've pushed for those.

When I realised it was about expenses for an interview - no way. If you want me for the niche skills you're finding hard to source, you are paying for my travel. You're lucky not to be paying a day's rate for my time.

[FatLazyContractor]

Why you do not value Switzerland as a place to work? Why UK is better?

The rates they offer don't meet my base-take-home rate after expenses.

It is a bloody hassle if you want to rent a house. Have a quick search for renting in CH on google to understand the hassle.

The people are, sorry, not so friendly (personal exp). For the Yorkshire citizenry, the country is very expensive and unfriendly.

[Pherlopolus]

I looked into working Switzerland tail end of last year.

Living expenses were going to be 250-300+ a day (coming home each weekend, keeping an apartment in zurichs cheaper areas), I would have been a swiss tax resident, and ended up paying equalising tax in the UK at the Highest level due to the rate (I think it was around £1000 a day), and loosing my personal allowance. It ended up as no better than a 400-450 a day contract in the uk...

If you can live out there for 2 years and rarely come back to the UK it makes more sense.