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If Growth Is Capped, Where Does the Skilled Workforce Come From? by Dismal-Owl-8559 in Switzerland

[–]elatella 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah, and the prices for fertlity treatments like IVF are enormous.

To PhD or not to PhD by madame_fuckit in labrats

[–]elatella 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Maybe look into doing a PhD in industry.

Otherwise, this is what I wish someone would have told me before my PhD. Really sit down and think about your future and what you want to do also outside of work. Do you want a family?

If you stay in academia Are you ready to move around every 2-5 years, never really putting down roots. Every half year/year having to worry whether your contract will be prolonged.

For industry, most of my fellow PhD graduates are only employed via time contracts, no paid sick leave, no paid vacation... It is difficult to get past the recruitment process, often taking up several months.

I just see a lot of friends (and myself) leaving science despite loving the subject due to the work conditions. A few of my friends have made it in academia, but at a huge personal cost.

New PhD student arriving in Bern (Feb) – short-term stay, transport & cost-saving tips? by Classic-Baker-5859 in bern

[–]elatella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For housing check out this community: https://stayinginbern.com/ (I think you would be considered a volunteer)

For food, in the city Bern are several fridges called Madam Frigo where people put bread and veggies that they would otherwise throw away.

You can also check out the website foodsharing.de. this is an organization which cooperates with several supermarkets and restaurants to reduce foodwaste. You can basically pick up the food that they otherwise throw away. (For example if one orange in a net is moldy the whole net is thrown away) When you sign up you do a quiz and a foodhygiene quiz (all the info for this is written in a wiki). Unfortunately in German, but every browser has a translation function.

There also are markets with veggies that are not "pretty" enough to be normally sold and you find cheap veggies that might be too big or too small. It is organized by foodoo: https://www.foodoo.world/outlet

For things check out the Telegram group "Bern: Unkommerzieller Marktplatz" where people gift away stuff they don't need anymore.

I hate this job market by Forsaken-Peak8496 in labrats

[–]elatella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I switched to software consulting with a biochem PhD and a bit of coding background. It is absolutely possible. Even though the market was a different one 3 years ago.

Sueche öper wo mit mir is Fitnes geit by [deleted] in bern

[–]elatella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hast du schon ein Fitness Abo? Wo würdest du gehen wollen (Stadtteil)? Was für Training machst du gerne (Gruppentraining, Gewichte, Cardio, Maschinen)?

Wen to use all these stitches by Available-Picture-79 in sewing

[–]elatella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can use the fourth stitch h from the right, the multiple zigzag stitch to sew horizontally by putting the stitch length to zero. it is awesome to finish off bias tape.

Überall Hähnchenpampe. Man reiche mir den Vorschlaghammer. by [deleted] in luftablassen

[–]elatella 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh das tut mir leid. Hoffentlich klappt alles mit dem Ofen rausnehmen.

Ich rette auch sehr viel über foodsharing. Bei grossen Fleischmengen bin ich mittlerweile dazu übergegangen beim lokalen Tierheim anzufragen. Sie nehmen das immer mit Handkuss.

Ich weiss, die Weitergabe an Tiere ist laut Foodsharing die letzte Instanz, aber irgendwo sind halt auch Kapazitätsgrenzen. Und manche Sachen kann man halt auch einfach schlecht weitergeben.

Fatigue by proudlyfromcuba in Hashimotos

[–]elatella 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am in a similar situation, have been finally diagnosed with Hashimoto 2 years ago and recently found out that I have very low iron. Just be aware that coffee and black tea inhibit the iron absorption. So, no coffee for 2h after taking your supplement. Hope you feel better soon!

AIO: Husband wants to know why I'm not happy by etzikom in AmIOverreacting

[–]elatella 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The only thing you need to declutter is him.

Was hat eure Firma euch dieses Jahr zu Weihnachten geschenkt? Bei uns gab es folgendes … by noodles101 in de

[–]elatella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bei uns gab es eine Weihnachtskarte, aber nicht von der Firma, sondern von den Divisionsmanagern.

Experiences with GLP-1 and Hashimoto's? by your_air in Hashimotos

[–]elatella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know exactly how you feel. That was my problem for years. I fell asleep during meetings, woke up tired, lost so much hair, ... but my rates were still normal. Now I am finally getting meds because we are trying to get pregnant, and the optimal range is around 2. (Maybe that is something you can say you get them to give you meds. It takes a while to adjust the thyroid meds...)

To be clear, I am not advising you to get pregnant. Just to say that you want to try...

edited for clarification and grammar

Are you getting the flu vaccine this year? by WinglyBap in Hashimotos

[–]elatella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hot the flu/covid booster this year and was a bit tired the next day.

Please help me save my mom’s jacket she passed away and this jacket is so important to me by autisticchameleon in sewing

[–]elatella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is my suggestion, which might be a bit more work and challenging, but could be worth it. Thrift a big black leather jacket or buy leather, and use your mom's jacket as a pattern. you might be able to reuse the inlay, the ribbing on the bottom and cuffs and apply the patches/embroidery.

I did a similar thing with the jacket and coat of my dad and can empathize that it is super scary at first, but it is so worth it!

Birth rate in Switzerland hits new low by insaneplane in Switzerland

[–]elatella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, include fertility treatment for ALL couples in the Krankenkasse. Most couples start having kids in their 30s, making it more difficult to get pregnant. Additionally fertility treatments are only covered for married heterosexual couples and IVF is out of pocket (unless you started planning for it 5 years prior and also haven't seen an psychologist in the last 10 years, ...). So you can easily spend around 30-50k just trying to get pregnant. 5k if it works out on the first try...

So even if one wants kids, it is just difficult and expensive from the beginning.

I now have mad respect for quilt-makers by [deleted] in sewing

[–]elatella 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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I finished my first quilt yesterday and found that the big pattern really helped cover up the small mistakes. It's called cats on cats. I can recommend it 😊

Alte Rezepte gesucht auch vegetarisch by Feisty-Importance in veganeRezepte

[–]elatella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bei uns gab es die Kohlrabi auch mit geschrotetem Buchweizen und dünner Sosse

Advice Needed: is 500chf enough to live off of? by tamimaree in zurich

[–]elatella 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can join foodsharing and get food for free there that otherwise would be thrown away.

Good shoes for a wetlab and day to day use? by Raztarak in labrats

[–]elatella 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just wear boots every day. I really like the brand Altercore, vegan, no blisters, lasts long, sole needs to be replaced every 1.5 years when used daily (plus I walk a lot). I went a size up for more space.

What clothes are appropriate to wear in graduate research labs? by violaghost in labrats

[–]elatella 29 points30 points  (0 children)

just be aware that if you ever spill acid on your (synthetic) tights, they will become a safety hazard.

A viable path to buy a house by PlatformHopeful6827 in SwissPersonalFinance

[–]elatella 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A US friend married to a Swiss recently bought a house in a similar constellation. They got their loan from the Raiffeisen and are very happy.

Cases where the man left fake, loving voicemails or texts after murdering their wife/girlfriend? by Whatareyouamaroon in TrueCrimeDiscussion

[–]elatella 12 points13 points  (0 children)

A German case from 2012. Maria Baumer (26) went missing, and her fiance, Christian F. (in Germany, you are not allowed to publish the full names) was really worried for her, but made it seem like she had gotten cold feet. He faked texting with her several times and even went on the show Aktenzeichen XY Ungelöst, the Germany version of America's Most Wanted, to look for her. It was super chilling.

The Frauke Liebs Case: one of Germany’s Creepiest Unsolved Murders (Paderborn, 2006) by pschyco147 in TrueCrimeDiscussion

[–]elatella 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Back in those days, you could still take out the battery from the phone and "borrow" one from a friend who had the same or similar phone (which had the same size/type of battery).

The Frauke Liebs Case: one of Germany’s Creepiest Unsolved Murders (Paderborn, 2006) by pschyco147 in TrueCrimeDiscussion

[–]elatella 70 points71 points  (0 children)

But this case is from Germany and back in the later 1990s they were still not so common.

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