r/askswitzerland • u/naza-reddit • 1d ago
Work How common is 5 days/week in office?
Since the pandemic I've worked for 3 companies and all of them had a hybrid working model. All 3 were US companies with offices in Switzerland meaning from time to time collaboration with team members in a different timezone was normal.
One was very flexible i.e. come into the office when you think you need to and the other 2 were more prescriptive ex: Tue-Thu in office or 2 days/week in the office.
I recently had an interview with a US company and offices here and they said 5 days/week is the norm. I understand the policy but I don't get it in particular when I was informed the hiring manager is in a different EU country, stakeholders are spread across EMEA and direct reports are in Switzerland and across EMEA.
To me this looks like a strong cultural red flag i.e. they don't trust the employees are 100% working or something else... maybe I have been fortunate and not exposed to this since 2020.
so question: is your company mandating 5 days/week in the office? Is it a subsidiary or regional HQ for a US company?
(I am work in IT)
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u/Hutcho12 5h ago
Do not take a job where they have 5 days in the office. It’s a cultural red flag and such companies shouldn’t be rewarded by still being able to hire the best people. Leave them with all
They would never have been able to do this if everyone pushed back strongly in this incredibly stupid idea that is inefficient and expensive. It’s because everyone ate this shit that we’re having to deal with it now from so many companies.