Many young people who work in Switzerland have uploaded videos talking about the good working conditions in that country. This is the case of Fernando, a young Spanish man who claims to earn a payroll of 7,868 euros per month either Ferrán, who at 23 years old, earns 8,000 euros. But how much do cleaning staff earn in Switzerland? A young Argentine woman known on Tiktok as @batucita has explained that she got a job as a cleaning staff in a five-star hotel.
“It is a safe, beautiful, picturesque country, it has a stable economy, and the highest salaries in the world.” During the time his employment contract lasted, he was receiving the minimum salary, which in 2024 was 3,901 euros per month. With that payroll, he had enough money to cover his expenses, save, and even allowed himself to travel and return to Argentina during vacations to visit his family.
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“By earning the minimum wage I was able to do many things,” he says in the video. At the beginning of the recording, she tells how “I was useless who didn’t know how to do absolutely anything” and that she woke up when she discovered that the important thing “is the desire and attitude that you put into life.”
“When I started working they explained to me in three different languages”
The first day of work in Switzerland was a disaster because he didn’t know what he had to do, and no one had explained to him the order he should follow in the tasks. Things changed when “they started speaking to me in three different languages, because most of my colleagues were Portuguese, my boss was Italian, and there was also a Croatian woman who ended up being one of my best friends.”
Then, they gave him the work schedule. “I started at 8 in the morning and finished at 5:25 p.m., already in the afternoon. Generally, once a week you had night hours, that is, a double shift but with a break in between.”
“I was afraid that they would fire me because the trial period was one month and they could, without prior notice, tell you that you were fired. If I wanted to resign, I could also do so as long as I gave 3 days’ notice.” He acknowledges that “my worst nightmare was being late for work.”
“We made 15 rooms a day”
During the high season, the work increased, reaching “up to 15 rooms a day” and the first thing was to prepare the car with cleaning products. “From 8 in the morning to 9:40 we had to have it ready.” From 11:30 to 12:00 they took a break to eat at the hotel or in the room. Although this second option cost more because “you had to eat and fly back.”
“You came back from the break and started cleaning until three in the afternoon, which is when we finished.” Then, they took another break to have a snack and took the opportunity to clean the closets or carry out maintenance work. “It was pure and simple perfection.”
“You are not going to charge less than 3,000 euros”
The young Argentine explained that in Switzerland “there is no national law that establishes a minimum salary and that the salary will depend on the place where the job is. Although, “equally, you will not earn less than 3,200 francs, which is about 3,000 euros.”
He explains that cities like Geneva or Zurich are where the highest salaries in the world are found and in one hour you can earn almost 24 euros. “You earn a lot but you also spend a lot because the cost of living is higher than in a town.”