Google Zurich vs Google US offices

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Jun 27, 2020 35 Comments

Which one is better in terms of work culture, TC, etc?
How to prep specially for Zurich? Please let me know this.
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  • Amazon
    mimd

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    mimd
    Switzerland has very accountable visa policy no matter from your origin. There might be a bit of advantage to Italians, Austrian and Germans but AFAIK there are no caps for other nations. The visa process might just take a bit longer.

    Tax in Zurich is very low: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxation_in_Switzerland#Income_tax (look in the table with total tax examples)

    That being said, there are disadvantages:
    * Swiss don’t like foreigners, not even Germans or Austrians. You will feel it very badly, e.g. you’ll get a rental apartment only if no Swiss person wants it, etc. Even learning German will not help.
    * You’ll definitely need to learn German. Swiss German is a very special kind of German which is often even translated to native German speakers:(
    Jun 27, 2020 6
    • Google / Eng
      pipboy

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      pipboy
      Zurich has progressive tax, the brackets are narrower and there's a lot more of them (especially in combination with federal tax which has them at different thresholds)
      Jun 28, 2020
    • Amazon
      Ive Got It

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      Ive Got It
      I did not feel this at all when I lived in Switzerland. I am not Swiss now from the European continent and felt loved the entire time I was there (4years).
      Jun 30, 2020
  • SAP
    fassak

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    fassak
    TC?
    Jun 27, 2020 6
  • LinkedIn / Eng
    pagliachi

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    pagliachi
    It might be hard to get an offer for Zurich from India. Ever since they expanded Bangalore office last year, almost every candidate in India gets assigned to Bangalore or Hyderabad. A few friends of mine experienced this.
    Jun 27, 2020 2
  • Amazon
    VkFm28

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    VkFm28
    Lol don't get the Google Zurich craze on Blind.
    Jun 28, 2020 5
    • Haha yeah I wonder how many applications they receive for that site... I interviewed last year, performed pretty ok and got rejected. I think competition lately got pretty harsh there
      Jul 6, 2020
    • More likely your idea of performing "pretty ok" is not good enough. The fact you described it as "pretty ok" says as much
      Jul 8, 2020
  • Google / Eng
    pipboy

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    pipboy
    A bit less TC in Zurich and a bit more laid back culture, but stlll very much promo driven and american. At higher levels/yoe the pay gap widens a lot especially as you can't jump ship in Zurich every few years for a better paying job. Google already pays the most there. On the other hand you'd get permanent residency in 5 years in CH vs never in US.
    Jun 27, 2020 5