sorry I can't read the english here, do you expect it to be well received (why? seems like it would be a though choice for many people even with a relocation package) or are you expressing hope it will be?
- One of the best health care systems in the world
- Incredible educational system
- Technology and innovation
- Compact, well run government
- Some of the lowest crime rates in the world
- Ski much? Some of the best ski resorts in the world are in the Swiss Alps. If you don't, then you still have some breath taking scenery to look at.
Not sure you could find a better place to live than Switzerland. For the Google employees in Russia, this must be a dream come true.
Switzerland by all accounts, is the exact opposite of Russia.
http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/becoming-a-citizen/29288376
Foreigners with no direct blood ties to Switzerland through either birth or marriage must live in the country for at least 10 years (reduced from 12 years by a new law passed in June 2014) before they can apply for citizenship. (Years spent in the country between age ten and 20 count double). The person must be well integrated, familiar with customs and traditions, law abiding, and pose no threat to internal or external security. The Federal Migration Office will then “green light” an applicant’s request to begin the naturalisation process but that does not mean citizenship is certain. Rather, cantons and municipalities have their own requirements that must be met. One canton, for example, might require applicants to live for two years in the region while another might require a decade. For more on the process, please visit the Federal Migration Office.
The other interesting thing is being born in the country doesn't mean you're granted citizenship.
That is quite common everywhere except the americas http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jus_soli
(Don't forget that although you think that Moscow is in the middle of Siberia and the city is a one big communist radioactive dump that you saw in the movies, actually, the reality is far from it. People there are surprisingly happy, good looking and the city is quite beautiful, especially in the summer. Europe is just 3 hours on an airplane from there. And to be a tech worker there at Google, with middle-class salary is quite nice. On the other hand, the long-term outlook is a bit gloomy, so...)
I thought everything west of the Ural mountains/river (including Moscow) was considered Europe? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe#Definition
I think he was saying it would be preferable to move than to be fired.