Also Giovanni Sedino, Ceo of Finiture company (Villatora, Padova), has sent his contribution for our initiative.
Giovanni Sedino
ceo FINITURE (Villatora, Padova)
www.finiture.it
- How are you reacting to this emergency?
“At Finiture, we reacted immediately following the rules, like all common sense people. We started to take all the necessary precautions, we immediately distributed the personal protective equipment (PPE) and the company staff immediately realized that respecting the company provisions meant working safer and in fact, everyone followed our instructions. At the same time, everyone remained in his place and in his role, obviously in smart working, realizing that health is the priority but that without work there is no health and that the two things could be reconciled. It will be necessary to see what will happen in a few months, when many companies, having completed the existing contracts and having all the commercial departments practically stopped for two months and the main markets blocked, will find themselves out of work. That, in my opinion, will be another very difficult moment”.
- What do you think is changing or will change radically?
“The way people relate to each other is radically changing and it will take a long time for things to change. We are social animals and this situation has affected the psyche of many. Trust in institutions has changed, not so much in politics that in Italy it has always been more a comedy than a serious matter, but towards those higher institutions related to health, social organization, etc. which have made us realize that, in difficult moments (which by the way can come in an instant) many people found themselves completely alone. Now, I hope that in the near future we will all ask ourselves what the true priorities of a civil society are. The world of work will also change; I hope there will be less demagoguery and partisan interests and more attention to the common interest of all social partners. But of this I would not be so sure”.
- What should the authorities and all of us do?
“I realize that it’s very difficult, but the authorities should mediate between all the indications that come between the various components of societies: medical science, industry, agriculture, etc. And make decisions that take into account all these indications, with a clear, present and future vision of the situation, while also looking at past experiences. They should manage communication in a social and non-theatrical way, without creating panic and apprehension but instilling security in the population. I have the feeling that there are too many protagonists and a lot of communicative confusion of all kinds: medical, political, organizational. Everyone has their say, and often-in contrast with each other, and this certainly does not help.
We cannot do much, if not follow the official provisions, sincerely hoping that the cure will not kill the horse. Another solution would be the uprising, but I hope it will never get there, even if perhaps in some part of the country, if we go on like this, there will be plenty. If help doesn’t arrive to people who really need it we could have big problems”.
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