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The Swiss Summer Slump


With the start of international and Swiss school holidays, you notice fewer people on the trains, and motivation to work is generally lower than usual. This is when to take overtime compensation, go home at decent hours, and take a break from the country for a while. It’s also time to jump into a lake near you every evening after work.  Over the years, I have learned that everything in Zurich is cyclical, like a female. As an entrepreneur, I needed to learn to adjust my work schedule to the downtimes (as most expats leave the city), and this year it seems that the heat wave has arrived before the traditional Swiss Summer Slump. Let’s pull out the deck chair, […]