Temporary job change
The controller suddenly has a better understanding of his figures because he worked for four months in Corporate Procurement, and a project manager at PostMail benefits from his two-month assignment to PostBus. Swiss Post is a large Group with highly specialized employees in numerous business units and departments. Exchange between the units and specialist fields is hugely important. Executive Management therefore encourages internal mobility and has established the temporary job change programme to facilitate it.
Employees can switch to a different job within the Group for up to six months. This may be only to a different unit, but it may also be to a different role, a different hierarchical level or a different location. Participants are opened up to a new perspective that counteracts the tunnel vision affecting their original role. In addition, they promote mutual understanding within the Group and, not least, also do themselves a favour: they strengthen their flexibility and broaden their own personal network.