The Stories We Are, Martina: “From a mother who is a victim of mobbing to a manager”

Martina’s is the story of a manager, mother of two children, Davide and Gabriele, who does not accept job downgrading and with a lot of strength decides to change her career and her life. As a new mother, she is “kindly invited” to leave her post through psychological pressures and demotion. “It was as if my becoming a mother had overwhelmed and eliminated the professional woman figure that I had always been within the company. I was no longer called to participate in company meetings, I no longer had a defined role, a task to perform and I could no longer participate in training courses. The situation then worsened further when I returned from my second maternity leave ». From a skilled professional she suddenly becomes a B or even C worker.

“I was told that my private life was not to interfere with my working life. As if that were not enough, with the pandemic I asked to be able to work in smartworking but I obtained this benefit with many difficulties and in the end they almost forced me to sign a part-time telework contract which I promptly refused ».

After the anger, Martina gave way to her desire to fulfill herself. «The first reaction was that of pure despair, then the sense of guilt also arose, I did not feel adequate, no longer up to the occasion. I also developed a feeling of sterile anger, but I understood that all this mix of feelings could not lead me to anything concrete and therefore I decided to start an introspective path of reflection to understand what could make me truly happy and satisfied and so I done. I left the company and started making a business plan, looking for my target audience, analyzing the market, looking for an activity that I could really like and so it was “.

Today Martina is the exclusive importer in Italy of ECO BOOM, Asian brand at the forefront of eco-sustainability that launched its own in 2017 line of nappies and wipes in bamboo fiber. «I decided to start an introspective path of reflection to understand what could make me truly happy and satisfied and so I did. I also found the energy to write a novel thus carrying on my great passion for writing. Following your dreams is the best gift we can give ourselves. If I did it, anyone can do it. ”

In the coming months, his book will be available in bookstores Like a hot air balloon, a fictionalized autobiography of its history.

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