Huh! who works in Switzerland!!Its been a few days that I have come to Zürich, Switzerland to work for my company. Barring the first few days, I am thoroughly enjoying my stay here. Zürich has a predominant German culture due to its proximity with Germany. Since I have come here, I have been to two places where I felt taste of two varied cultures: French and Italian... coz they are close to these two countries. Its amazing to see the kind of cultural exposure Switzerland has... with FOUR national languages - blah blah... yaaaa, i know you are already aware of these :).
The people here are told to be the most chilled out... compared to even those in other European countries... that this is the best place to work, because they hardly demand anything over the top... that this is the best place to tour (as u all know) due to its naturally beautiful countryside. So, it was a dream come true for me when I was asked to come here for an assignment :).
Till now, there have been days when I had to work under extreme timelines (not that they baffle me... for those who know me ;)), there have been time when there have been very less work (how do u expect I found the time to come up with this blog??), but I have enjoyed working with the locals and few Indians, who are here for reasons similar to mine. True to belief, the locals (who r not locals really, most have migrated from Germany) are nice, jovial and ofcourse, very professional.
However, there is one thing I would like to change here: they definitely do not score points as conservator of energy. Starting from shops, to the restaurants, offices... all of these tend to have their lights on even when they are closed for the day. I am sure Switzerland has huge source of energy, but wasting them in this way puts me in disarray. I cannot imagine anything like this back home, where there is anyway so much energy wastage.
There are so many more things to write, but they will all come in the coming times (depending on my mood i.e.)... but in the end, I would like to stress that people call it a nice place for a reason understandable... the lakes, the mountains, the wonderful facilities, the people willing to help, etc. etc. etc.
Sometimes I would like to give them back all the good things they have offered me, till then ieanjoy........... :)
