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ças da Petrobras e deixou Suape, em 1979. Dois anos depois, foi Nadege Maciel has lost count of the number of times she had to do this
convidada a retornar. Só que, em vez do vínculo por uma empre- to get to work. The road has now been surfaced. The old administrative
sa terceirizada, ela voltou como funcionária da estatal portuária center has been closed down and, come summer come winter, everyone
no setor financeiro. De lá para cá, ocupou várias funções, inclusi- has a comfortable journey to Suape’s new modern office building. Nadege,
ve em cargo de chefia. however, remembers the old days well. Such memories are a hallmark of
- Fui chefe da Divisão de Finanças, em 1998. Depois, fui super- someone who was there when it all began.
visora de Planejamento, em 2003, e, três anos depois, coordena- Nadege’s first stint at Suape was as a typist and some days she had
dora-executiva. to work really hard. Every day there was an endless stream of contracts
Nadege presenciou muitas mudanças em Suape ao longo do to be typed up. There were many projects, each requiring bids for tender,
tempo. Participou de datas marcantes - como a chegada de gran- public contests. Over the years, the typists had to work harder and harder.
des investidores. Da antiga máquina de escrever à transforma- Everything was done manually.
ção digital, que deixa tudo mais rápido e mais prático, encarou Nadege was selected for a position in the Petrobras finance depart-
um grande desafio em 2020: a pandemia de covid-19. ment and left Suape in 1979. Two years later, she was invited back. Except
- Trabalhei três anos em casa. Mas deu tudo certo. Não manu- that, instead of being hired by an outside contractor, she returned as a
seamos mais papel. Tudo é feito digitalmente. fully-fledged Suape staff member in the Financial Sector. Since then, she
Vinculada à Diretoria de Administração e Finanças, Nadege has occupied various posts, including managerial ones.
faz, aos 70 anos, uma retrospectiva profissional e declara o seu - I was Head of Finance, in 1998. Then I was Planning Supervisor, in
encantamento por Suape: 2003, and, three years later, executive coordinator.
- É com grande emoção que olho para trás e vejo as marcas Nadege has seen many changes at Suape over the years. She has wit-
que deixei e as conexões que construí. Continuarei comprometi- nessed key events – such as the arrival of major investors. She saw the
da com o nosso propósito, colaborando com o mesmo entusias- changeover from typewriter to computer, which made everything much
mo que me impulsionou ao longo desses anos. Que possamos quicker and much more practical, and, in 2020, had to face the enormous
seguir trabalhando juntos para um futuro ainda mais promissor. challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- I worked from home for three years. But it all worked out fine. We
“May the future hold even greater things” don’t use paper anymore. Everything is digital.
Now working for the Director of Finance and Administration, at the
age of 70, Nadege looks back on her career and expresses her fond fee-
In the late 1970s, a day of heavy rain was always a problem in lings for Suape:
Suape. On the winding dirt road, the company bus that was carrying - I get very emotional when I look back and see the impact I have made
employees to work was not powerful enough to climb the hill that led and people I have met. I am still very committed to this project, as enthu-
to the old administrative center. The passengers had no option but to siastic as I have been all the years I have worked here. Let’s hope we can
trudge the rest of the way on foot. work together to make the future even better.

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