Migros diversity in numbers
Celebrating diversity at Migros
With 97,727 employees in over 100 companies, Migros Group takes diversity to heart. The current numbers.
Vocational training
A retailing apprenticeship? Why it's better than you think
We debunk the prejudices: five good reasons to become an apprentice at Migros.
1. Subsequent variety
People who have completed an apprenticeship in retailing can subsequently work in many different sectors. For instance, if you're fed up of selling household goods, you can switch to electronics or clothing instead. With major employers like Migros, you can even move around within the company.
2. Assuming responsibility early
«Excuse me, where can I find batteries?» In the retail industry, you're actively involved and work with customers from day one. As a result, you quickly lose your shyness and assume responsibility. At Migros, you can even work at a store that is run exclusively by apprentices for a few weeks during the year.
3. Great promotion prospects
In the retail sector, you can quickly climb up the ranks and eventually become a manager. There are many positions with leadership or product-range responsibilities, which you can access quickly thanks to promotion programmes and further training opportunities. Your income can therefore increase rapidly.
4. Offers for apprentices
Apprenticeships in retailing are challenging. That's why Migros gives all its apprentices a thank-you worth at least CHF 800 a year to spend on further training, fitness or leisure activities within the Migros Group. And apprentices of course also benefit from discounts, including financial assistance for school supplies, subsidies for public transport, subsidised meals and more.
5. Part-time work
If you can imagine not always working full-time in the future, the retail sector is right for you. That's because it's a field in which it's often relatively easy to get a part-time position. Migros also supports employees with job and top sharing. As a result, part-time work is even possible in managerial roles. This gives you time for things like childcare as well as further training or voluntary work.
Stories from our work environment
Whether at a desk, in a store or in a laboratory – our work environment is diverse, just like the people behind it. Discover their stories.
All Stories
Asperger’s autism
“I see all errors as though they were glowing”
Barbara Infanger is 43 years old and is doing an apprenticeship as a logistician at Migros Verteilbetrieb AG in Neuendorf. She has Asperger’s autism and explains how this can actually often be a benefit during her everyday work.
From Syria to Switzerland
The Denner store as a classroom
Raparen Mohammad risked her life to escape from Syria. She now works at Denner in Rapperswil, where she is the assistant store manager.
Refugee learns how to be a baker at Jowa
Refugee learns how to be a baker at Jowa
Syrian refugee Fuad Asaad works at Migros’ bakery arm Jowa, where he is training to be a baker. We show how he makes croissants, Wähe tarts and Linzer torte.
Work environment
Fourteen questions for a butcher
Marco Eisenlohr from Micarna explains what he loves about his job and the prejudices he has to contend with.
Working world
Looking for an apprenticeship?
How do young people get their dream apprenticeship? How important are grades? An assessment.
Professions in the Migros environment
“We’re the guardian angels working in the background”
IT specialists Thomas Staub and Thien Nguyen ensure that the heart of the retail world beats in time. This means going to some surprisingly damp places.
Store manager
Everyday life as a store manager
Brendalee Salazar Piretti is store manager at Lutry La Conversion in Canton Vaud. Whether it’s product displays, managing her team or dealing with unexpected situations, her days are always busy.
A store manager’s everyday life
“I often feel like a football coach”
Yves Brunner manages the Migros supermarket in Affoltern am Albis. He gives us an insight into leading an 80-strong team and tells us what his typical working day involves.
Migros employee
What is it like to have worked at Migros all your life?
Brigitte Schalch had her first day at work over 48 years ago – and now it's her last. Why she always stayed and how often she asked: "Have you got Cumulus?".
Inclusion
A man with an iron will
After suffering an accident, René Hübner had to start using a wheelchair, but he adapted to his new situation and now works as a forklift operator for Migros.
Apprenticeship with F status
«The apprenticeship is my chance to show that I've integrated»
Mohammad Yusufi (23) fled from Afghanistan as a teenager. He is now doing an apprenticeship at the Migros company Delica – even though he has only been temporarily admitted to Switzerland.