Interview with Claudia Gobbi (Facility Management Hera)
Claudia Gobbi is a service manager in the Facility Management department, dealing with the management of spaces/premises within the Group. Like many other staff members of the Hera Group, she continued working throughout the entire lockdown.
Working in the company for over thirty years, Clauda has never witnessed such a critical moment as the pandemic period, but like many other Hera employees she continued to work throughout the entire lockdown. “We immediately realised how serious the situation was. It was necessary to take action quickly to protect colleagues, following all regulations laid down by the Safety Committee. “The whole year was incredible, the first three months in particular, but the results achieved gave us some serenity and the monitoring carried out by the authorities confirmed we were following correct procedures. We felt really useful to our company and colleagues. Just as an example, the fact of keeping the company canteens open throughout the lockdown was very important for our colleagues, at a time when nowhere was open outside our premises.”
As a lover of travel, music and art, Claudia suffered under the Covid restrictions which stopped her enjoying her hobbies. “Using travel to open my mind to other cultures and realities different from my own is always a very moving experience for me.” She says that what she misses most is “Food for the soul”: museums, cinema, and theatre. “It’s not enough to eat food for the body; culture is an essential part of my life. As an architect, going to exhibitions and museums served as a stimulus to open my mind and inspire new ideas and thinking also in my work.”
