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But all their CHF accounts just got 15% more valuable. I'd consider that excellent news!

s3nnyy 12y ago
I get my salary in CHF and I am quite happy as I transfer it regularly to EUR. Nothing changed for my Swiss colleagues who don't shop in Euros. Here the official reasoning of the SNB: http://www.snb.ch/en/mmr/reference/pre_20150115/source/pre_20150115.en.pdf http://www.snb.ch/en/mmr/reference/pre_20150115/source/pre_2... More of my experiences within Switzerland you'll find in here: "Eight reasons why I moved to Switzerland to work in IT" http://goo.gl/EIX4UX http://goo.gl/EIX4UX (Full disclosure: If you're from the EU and looking for a tech-job over here, I'd be happy to help out).
- sz4kerto 12y ago
  Well, in the short run, it's good news. In the longer run, it can mean hiring freezes and/or layoffs -- it's not really possible that 15% price increase does not change the demand at all.
- blfr 12y ago
  Nothing changed for my Swiss colleagues who don't shop in Euros. Prices of foreign goods in Switzerland should slowly converge to the lower lever.
- levosmetalo 12y ago
  > I get my salary in CHF and I am quite happy as I transfer it regularly to EUR. If I were doing so I would hate myself for not keeping as much as possible in CHF and just converting today for a 15% more EUR.
  - Ecio78 12y ago
    that's exact me, I worked in Switzerland for a bit less than a year and I kept an account there with what I earned.. I was planning to close my account as I've now moved but waited and today I woke up with this news. I just had a +15/20% on my money there :O now I just need to decide if I should keep them or convert to EUR and close the account :D
    - MatthiasP 12y ago
      Definitely wait atleast until the elections in Greece are over.
      - levosmetalo 12y ago
        That's also a speculation. If decision to kick out Greece comes, Euro might just end up a bit stronger.
- rayiner 12y ago
  Living in Europe seems so exotic to me, what with all the currency exchange and whatnot. I don't think I've even seen non-USD money in 5-6 years.
  - icebraining 12y ago
    That was more true fifteen years ago than today. I never see anything besides Euros in my daily life, and I live in a tourist destination!
- patrickk 12y ago
  Email sent!

I get my salary in CHF and I am quite happy as I transfer it regularly to EUR. Nothing changed for my Swiss colleagues who don't shop in Euros. Here the official reasoning of the SNB: http://www.snb.ch/en/mmr/reference/pre_20150115/source/pre_20150115.en.pdf http://www.snb.ch/en/mmr/reference/pre_20150115/source/pre_2... More of my experiences within Switzerland you'll find in here: "Eight reasons why I moved to Switzerland to work in IT" http://goo.gl/EIX4UX http://goo.gl/EIX4UX (Full disclosure: If you're from the EU and looking for a tech-job over here, I'd be happy to help out).

sz4kerto 12y ago
Well, in the short run, it's good news. In the longer run, it can mean hiring freezes and/or layoffs -- it's not really possible that 15% price increase does not change the demand at all.
blfr 12y ago
Nothing changed for my Swiss colleagues who don't shop in Euros. Prices of foreign goods in Switzerland should slowly converge to the lower lever.
levosmetalo 12y ago
> I get my salary in CHF and I am quite happy as I transfer it regularly to EUR. If I were doing so I would hate myself for not keeping as much as possible in CHF and just converting today for a 15% more EUR.
- Ecio78 12y ago
  that's exact me, I worked in Switzerland for a bit less than a year and I kept an account there with what I earned.. I was planning to close my account as I've now moved but waited and today I woke up with this news. I just had a +15/20% on my money there :O now I just need to decide if I should keep them or convert to EUR and close the account :D
  - MatthiasP 12y ago
    Definitely wait atleast until the elections in Greece are over.
    - levosmetalo 12y ago
      That's also a speculation. If decision to kick out Greece comes, Euro might just end up a bit stronger.
rayiner 12y ago
Living in Europe seems so exotic to me, what with all the currency exchange and whatnot. I don't think I've even seen non-USD money in 5-6 years.
- icebraining 12y ago
  That was more true fifteen years ago than today. I never see anything besides Euros in my daily life, and I live in a tourist destination!
patrickk 12y ago
Email sent!