Elsa has been part of Las Marías for her entire life. Born and raised in the establishment, she has been working in accounting for over 40 years. Her mother and siblings were and are also part of this great family.

“My mother was the one who started working here,” she tells us. Her mother started out packaging tea and retired at 55 with 20 years of service. Then, over the years, seven of her eight siblings joined. Currently, four of them continue in the Administration, Services and Industry sectors.

“At Las Marías they let you grow. Always give the best you have. What you plant now, you will harvest later”

​Throughout her years at Las Marías, Elsa had the challenge of moving through the evolution of the accounting area towards the use of computer systems to record and process information, not only from the Establishment but also from the entire Las Marías Group. “There was so much computer progress since we started until today that we were changing and evolving towards different systems. My job consists of preparing management reports, publication balance sheets, national and provincial surveys – in addition to support as a functional user in the implementation and development of the different projects.”

One of the aspects that Elsa highlights most in Las Marías, from its beginnings until today, is the ongoing training that the company provides to its employees, facilitating adaptation to new internal and external challenges.

Elsa shares with us that she feels personally fulfilled and is grateful for the company's philosophy, for the support in difficult personal moments, for the human group and the teamwork that is achieved. Today, some nephews are also part of this great work family. “Teaching and transmitting what one knows makes the work fruitful and enriching. Then we all work with the same ideals, the same knowledge and towards the same goal.”

When she talks to us about her childhood in Las Marías, her eyes light up and she tells us that it was a “dream childhood.” From the games at the Taragüi Club, the celebration of Children’s Day and the participation of all the families. “We were all like a big family, because we all knew each other,” she says. To those who come to work for the first time at Las Marías, Elsa gives her advice: “Come with many dreams and projects, because they are all achievable. If you have an attitude towards life, and with effort, you will achieve them, because you have the tools here.”