by Jon Lackman | 30 March 2006 | Career
It’s tough being a young Italian art-history graduate: ‘Younger Italians, often depicted as pampered “mammas’ boys” who live with their parents well in their 30s … say the proliferation of temporary work contracts penalises them and keeps them in a state of “precarietà” (precariousness) to which they see no end. “It just means you can never plan for anything, you never feel secure,” said Cristina, a 33-year old with an art history degree who jumps from one short-term job to another and doubles as a tourist guide.’
