Hey there, I am a swiss, and an engineer here for more than 10 years now (BEFORE ETH student). To be honest, I had that naive thought too before, but it never w

Hey there, I am a swiss, and an engineer here for more than 10 years now (BEFORE ETH student). To be honest, I had that naive thought too before, but it never worked. I changed already several jobs, and the highest I got is a team lead. Thing is, in the recent years in Switzerland, somehow it is very hard to progess on the ledder upwards. I wouldn't say I am not ambitious, just never got that further promotion. Probably I could wait more, and invest more time, until it happens. Who knows. But this is just my observation. Many of my friends are making additional studies into management, or sales. Some landed Head positions. Point is, I wouldn't say that it is a step back. It is rather a completely new step, a change. Could be for good of for not that good. Depends on how much time are you willing to invest? Maybe in your current position you will advance further if you wait. Also consider the language barrier. Sometimes it makes a bit of difference. ;)