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1/ I have been able to learn Portuguese 🇧🇷 in a year since I joined @CreditasTech People ask me why I learned Portuguese in a Tech Company if you already know English It's about the people, the culture and empathy. It has been so important, and here I explain why 👇Permalink On twitter.com
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2/ Learning in one year speaking Portuguese has been thanks to personal lectures and group lectures provided by Creditas, but more specifically, the people's patience to listen to me speaking poorly, correct me and try again 🧡Permalink On twitter.com
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3/ When I joined, I found strange that a global company weren't using much English as I expected and relying a lot in Portuguese. I understood that for meetings but for documentation 📃... Why?Permalink On twitter.com
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4/ I totally ignored the country situation, culture and different people's backgrounds. So naive about the world reality. You think you know, that you understand different cultures. Far from reality. I was ignorant of the Brasil citizens situation.Permalink On twitter.com
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5/ and how some people is unable to access education. Brasil people are fighters, they need to do a lot to access well paid jobs and they work hard.Permalink On twitter.com
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6/ If we only hire people that know English to be working in a global company. We are discriminating those that didn't have the privilege to access paid education for example.Permalink On twitter.com
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7/ So, why shouldn't do I the effort to learn Portuguese and be able to talk, learn from them about the business, the culture, their day to day?Permalink On twitter.com
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8/ Portuguese given me the opportunity to empathize with Brasil citizens, their situation and to have deep conversations It's helping me to learn a new culture and being part of a product that impacts people that isn't able to access things that we give for granted in EUPermalink On twitter.com
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9/ I had the privilege to learn English that allowed me to learn about English speaking cultures and others! Today, I have the privilege to learn Portuguese to help me learn about Brasil culture.Permalink On twitter.com
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10/ Now helping people learn English, giving them the space in the team to practice, to feel safe, and keep learning. It brings me joy and happiness to be part of a multicultural and diverse company 🧡 Regardless of the challenges it brings, they always pay off!!On twitter.com