Patricia Sousa Pires

Sousa Pires, Patricia. 

Magasin, Ground Operator.

Summary:

• Lucky enough to go on working for the entire first year of the World Pandemic - at the time as a credentialed charcuterie in a supermarket in Lisboa, Portugal - I was unfortunately not able able to resist the second wave of the virus and the impact it had on the (already struggling) economy of my country.

  As many others before and after me, I was laid off work and found myself in a very delicate, not to say precarious, economic position… As of such, I left my home town in search of better living and working conditions and have now been living and working in Belgium since March, 2021.

I was a waitress (…)

• (…)for most of my working life - profession which brought me a keen level of attention to detail and sharpened my problem-solving line of thought. It was also where I developed a strong sense of teamwork, self-sacrifice and endurance.

Sometime prior to the first Covid-19 outbreak(…)

• (…)I made the very fortunate decision of leaving behind the restaurants to venture through a different branch of customer service- essential goods retail. There, I went through an apprentice course and was credited as a professional charcuterie.

Last Year(…)

• (…) I was introduced to Logistics, where I have done amongst other tasks ;

1. Packing,
2. Mezzanine and Lift (MAAS) Picking,
3. Basic knowledge on how to operate BT and order-picker machines.

Katoen Natie - 

Warehouse / Magasin worker

High School at Escola Secundária de Miraflores - Lisboa, Portugal