Living day by day, below one's means, fighting to get by. It is the fate of too many people in Italy and also that of Marzia Ranieri, 43, from Sesto . The woman, divorced and with a daughter, faces the difficulties of having a job with uncertain pay and the problem of paying the rent every month.
And he asks for help: "I can't go on like this, I'm just looking for a job with a salary". Marzia Ranieri has been working for some months providing assistance to an elderly woman, following the "Home Care" formula, and goes to Dolianova every day. "But the funds haven't been disbursed yet, so the lady pays me what she can." Just over 600 euros, from which Marzia Ranieri has to deduct 480 of rent for the house she lives in.
And the problems didn't end there. “My car broke down, twice. I didn't have a phone and Caritas di Sestu gave me an old one. But living like this is not possible. I also have to pay the bills, do the shopping, and in a short time I ended up with the bill ». Asking for Citizenship Income? "I felt it in the past, but I prefer to work, I don't want to be maintained by the state".
A strong and determined woman therefore, who fights tooth and nail even if grit can sometimes be lacking. «I'm just looking for a job to be able to buy her a pair of shoes, which gives me a certain salary and contributions. I don't think I'm asking much." Marzia Ranieri is open to any type of job: «I can be a sales assistant, a cleaner, a waitress, or even something else, as long as it's a safe job».
Anyone wishing to contact her can contact the social services of the Municipality.
