Two Offers - Swiss vs Saudi Arabia - Need To Decide Which One QUICKLY

[sal626]

I would have gone to Saudi – but then again, I’m brown skinned and a muslim, so wouldn’t have been target uno when it hits the fan (and no doubt it will)….

[NotAllThere]

And it's Switzerland not Swiss.

Indeed. Get that wrong and the expats will get most annoyed.

And faint at how expensive it is!

Not if you're on a normal Swiss rate. Trouble is, EU - and especially UK - contractors are cheap now.

For example, consider a contract that used to be 1000CHF per day. The client pays 1200CHF. The 1000CHF not that long ago was £450. Now it's £625 So the agency offers the contractor 800CHF = £500. The contractor thinks "wow! good rate". But in terms of standard of living, they're 200CHF a day down. If the client is on the ball, they'll only be paying 1000CHF. If not, the agency is now getting 400CHF per day. As I've not really noticed pressure on rates, it seems that it's the latter scenario that's prevailing.