A More Human Industry
summary
Technology pays above local averages but also shows sharp gaps: US headline $70,000 vs Milan ~€27,000, and Italy has ~78,000 unfilled tech jobs amid ~11% unemployment. Burnout is common and research shows productivity drops after 6–8 hours. Practical fixes include set clear policy around working hours, mentoring/tutoring/championing juniors, standardized hiring and promotion questions tied to explicit competencies, transparent pay and outreach, firing or isolating abusive managers, and community codes of conduct and opportunity sharing.
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- 0:00Start
- 2:31developer in Milan makes €27.807
- 3:39unemployment rate is 11%.
- 10:54Mentor, tutor and champion.
- 11:58Spotlight good companies, communities and actors.
- 13:44Suggest community and company actions.
- 14:42Set and enforce boundaries.
- 15:26Warn against companies, communities and bad actors.
- 16:39Challenge inappropriate behavior when you see it.
- 17:48Set clear policy around working hours and overwork.
- 18:37Have leaders set a good example of work/life balance.
- 19:29Do outreach to talent not currently represented.
- 19:48Create hiring and promotion processes tied to set, transparent competencies.
- 21:00Audit salaries for fairness.
- 21:35Seek out and remove bad actors.
- 23:46Do outreach to those not currently included.
- 24:10Share opportunities transparently throughout the whole community.
- 24:45Set and enforce standards of expected behavior.
- 25:20Champion positive individual and company actions.
- 25:44Do outreach beyond tech.
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