Alice has to close the pastry shop because she has become a mother

The Speculoos pastry shop had become an institution for the residents of Martignano, a hamlet of Trento. All thanks to the work and professional skills of Alice SerafiniAlice, 32, a pastry chef trained under the guidance of great chefs like Eneko Atxa, in Italy and abroad. But the spell was broken, and Speculoos closed its doors. Not because of high rents, nor a lack of customers, but simply because Alice had become a mother, and like many working women, she had to choose. Either she had a family, and especially a child, or she had to work.

So for the young woman to the joy of the maternity It was coupled with the pain of closing another of her creations. A forced choice, certainly a deliberate one, because Alice did some calculations and realized she had no alternative. There is no protection for cases like hers, and the only state aid is a mere five months' allowance. It's not even enough to cover the rent and bills for the shop. Furthermore, being a pastry chef is a physical job, requiring presence in the laboratory, and smart working It doesn't exist, just as the help to take care of the baby is insufficient. In the end Alice gave up and closed the shutters of Speculos, saying that . 

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