Viral: at 101, he presented his CV in a company and his life changed completely

At 101 years old, a brazilian woman He surprised everyone with his initiative. How I would have liked to have Financial independence To be able to have fun in particular, he launched a plan for reintegration into the labor market.

The life of Maria cardoso It was not easy. At nine years old had to go to work, could not finish school and can’t even read or write. For what he’s always had rural jobs poorly qualified and poorly paid which did not allow him to fully enjoy the last years of his life.

Today, like a large part of his family works in a refrigerator from the city of Promise, decided to dare to ask for a place and asked for the help of his relatives to writing a CV for the first time.

In the company dedicated to the meat industry located in São Paulo, Brazil, no one could believe the old woman’s attitude. The woman, born in 1919, submitted her CV through her great-granddaughter and expressed interest in working in the society. Juliana Araujo, the human resources manager, shared the story on her account Facebook and within minutes Cardoso became a celebrity throughout the region.

“Doña María, 101 years old, she is an autonomous woman, who asked her great-granddaughter to give me her CV because she wants to work don’t depend on anyone to buy your wines. A lesson in courage, strength and independence for all of us, ”Araujo wrote in the post.

Pâmela Cristina Matias Gomes, the woman’s great-granddaughter, assured G1 that several members of her family are employed by the company and that the great-grandmother was always interested in being part of the company. For this reason, they helped her write the CV and Pâmela sent the document by WhatsApp to the human resources manager.

“She sent a message: ‘Juliana, please ask her an interview with my grandmother“. Then when I saw the date of birth I panicked and said, “ For god’s sake, give me the CV“. She sent it and I found the most beautiful, her pictureAraujo explained.

At the initiative of the old woman, the human resources manager have decided to spread the news via their social networks and the generated post huge impact in minutes. “I shared it because it was something that changed my day, this lady gave us a lesson on empowering women, giving us that class, ”Araujo said.

And the story does not end there because following the viralization of the event, a wine estate contacted Cardoso’s family and confirmed that will donate bottles each month of grape juice for the old woman.

“Many companies they get in touch, they want your phone and has already won many bottles of wine. She’s a city celebrity and everyone is talking about her, ”Araujo said.

Additionally, Cardoso received an unusual job offer: be a digital influencer for a wine brand. Pâmela, the old woman’s great-granddaughter, described what happened. “They contacted us, we told them the whole story and the owner of the wine brand made a video call to us. He talked a lot with my grandmother and fell in love with her. He said he wanted to give him a job and asked him if he wanted it to be a wine picker“, He said.

According to Diogo Cortez, owner of the winery that made the proposal, Cardoso was hired as an influencer for the brand and sent a few bottles to the old woman to review. “I saw the story on the internet and thought it was amazing, it has a lot to do with the brand i build. Then I called Doña María and we had a chat. I already sent her the wines, then she will taste them and, if all goes well, he will be our “influencer” on all of our social networks, ”Cortez said.

The wine entrepreneur assured that the company will pay the elderly woman a monthly salary to produce content that will be posted on the brand’s social networks. Cortez’s idea is to produce videos of grandmothers tasting wine and talk about what he thinks about drinks.

Cortez has confirmed that Doña María will receive the products as soon as possible. “This week you will receive the wines and we will start producing the material for Women’s day. There is nothing more just than to pay homage to Doña María, the best example of recent times for a woman who thinks differentlyShe fights for what she wants and that, even at her age, she wants to buy her wines without depending on anyone, ”explains the businessman.

At 101 years old and without knowing how to read or write, the old woman will be a network star. “I’m happy because it gives me value. It makes me want to cry, ”Doña María said in the video released by her family. It is clear that this grandmother has proven that it is never too late to dare to change things and fight for them.

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