Glawischnig: “You need batteries”

On May 18, 2017, Glawischnig announced her resignation from top politics. Since then, their quality of life has improved “by 90 percent”. Because “the constant accessibility and availability is very exhausting. The children have always been annoyed because I kept talking on the phone at the weekend. On Monday morning you don’t even know what you’ve been doing over the weekend. It’s all in one sausage, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, ”said Glawischnig.

In addition, she led the Greens in the opposition at the time. “That’s drilling thick boards again”. At the same time, “if things go well, you can also push through something and create something new. But you can only do it for a certain period of time, I believe, ”said the Carinthian native. If you say that work and children are “everything can be reconciled, that is actually not true. The batteries are already running out. It is certainly not sustainable ”.

Relationship with Peter Pilz “was difficult”

They also moved warning signs on their bodies to resign. “There was an allergic attack without a trace, the face was swollen. I had to be taken to the General Hospital with the ambulance because I couldn’t see anything. Then I knew I had to do something and get out of the stress. It is still unclear why it exploded like that ”.

You can also “only endure for a certain amount of time that you are evaluated. Valued by the public, valued by their own people ”. They would also have annoyed media reports with anonymous sources. “If criticism is expressed openly, you can do something about it. But this is also a popular media game. Who knows if it was always said that way ”.

When asked whether there was someone who didn’t make life easy for her, Glawischnig said: “My relationship with Peter Pilz was difficult. For many years he has repeatedly criticized me severely. And that’s difficult when you keep pulling the whole store over and over again ”. Today she no longer has any contact with him.

Activity for Novomatic “extremely exciting”

After leaving politics, she was hired by the gaming company Novomatic. That also earned her a lot of criticism. Her tasks included “sustainability and player protection in several countries”. And “anyone who has seen young people with smartphones knows what an important question it is to recognize addiction potential in this area in particular and to take countermeasures”.

Her work for Novomatic was “extremely exciting” and she also met “great people”. “There is not only black or white, there is no such thing as good or bad. You have to learn to understand them all. A change of perspective is always very, very important. Without breaks, my life would be boring, ”said Glawischnig. The professional change to the gambling sector has come to an end. Glawischnig is leaving Novomatic for good and after her educational leave wants to become self-employed to work as a sustainability consultant.

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