Requests for pay raises by male and female workers drop markedly and workers have fewer problems putting up with job-related stress if they respond to their employer's good looks. The new survey based on findings in 350 companies throughout Italy, defined good looks in a man as being tall, well-groomed, having a regular profile and expressive eyes. And it suggested the phenomenon was very much an Italian one. The survey found that productivity rose an average 20 per cent, as did a willingness to work overtime, forego office breaks and to accompany the boss on job- related trips. Politicians and intellectuals are infuriated by entries such as 'outing' 'pub', 'film', 'transgender', and 'blockbuster', The legislators will discuss why Italian translations could not be found.
Critics accuse politicians of exacerbating the problem.
At its last convention, the ruling Democratic Left Party adopted the English phrase 'We Care' instead of the Italian equivalent. Critics complain that not enough effort was being made to coin new Italian words instead of borrowing foreign ones. Brian Barron, BBC correspondent in Rome, said one member of parliament is proposing draft legislation which would ban the use of foreign words in all official documents and pronouncements. Although OSIA were early supporters, it is important to mention that the original sponsors of the exhibit were Sacramento's Italian Cultural Society and National Italian American Foundation, as well as countless smaller, local Italian American organizations.