Marlene Viegas

Background

About Marlene Viegas

My professional journey started in 2008 when saw a job post asking for a backoffice worker for a pharmacy. At the time, having finished secondary school and not knowing what to do next, I thought “Why not?” and I applied. I got the job and before I knew it, I was starting to help frontoffice too. So next step was to go back to school, so I could take on different tasks and grow in this field. Studying while working a full-time job taught me a lot! Time management, multitasking and what to prioritize! I also learned that I am much more resilient than I thought and although many times it crossed my mind to quit school, I preservered and was able to finish my bachelor´s! For the following years I had the opportunity to work in very different types of pharmacies and it showed me there is always something new to learn, but also that everywhere I worked I was able to bring some knowledge and a new perspective to the way things were done. I recently moved to the Nederlands and that just gave me another opportunity to learn how much I can adapt and overcome! Being a first time mom moving with a baby to a new country has really pushed me to get out of my confort zone. So for the moment, as I am looking for the next job and being a stay at home mom, I find myself using my (little) free time to learn new skills on LinkedinLearning while also learning dutch! I can't wait to see what comes next on my professional journey!