For me,
the greatest challenge is to feel satisfied
with what I do on a daily basis
and, above all,
to see that what I do is valued.
I’m Cristina Soler,
I’m 37 years old
and I’ve been working at Endesa for 7 years.
I studied Telecommunications Engineering
and I’m also the mother of a 5-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl.
This is the Manresa office,
where I’m responsible for Dispatching and Services
in the Territorial Unit of Central Catalonia.
In my team, there are a total of 5 of us,
including me,
and in the territorial unit there are 30 of us.
Day to day, in our department,
we manage, supervise, control
all the works and activities
related to the MTBT network
– medium and low voltage –
such as breakdowns,
periodic regulatory reviews of the lines,
the digitalization of the grid, which is booming,
with a total of more than 5,800 transformer stations,
3,650 kilometers of overhead lines,
and 1,200 kilometers of underground lines.
We don’t get bored!
I was offered the opportunity to take
the position of head of this unit
and I didn't hesitate,
because I believe that challenges are new opportunities
that open new doors to meet people,
learn new things
and, above all, to prove to yourself
what you’re capable of doing
and how far you can go.
For me, a colleague should be almost like a friend,
someone you can leave work with
and tell them about your problems,
your day-to-day experiences,
or your joy, right?
Not only the day-to-day work stuff,
but something more.
And that's what my team is for me
it’s my team,
and I think that a fundamental tool
that I have to work with them is communication and trust.
I believe that the best way
I can help my children's future is by helping
to make energy distribution and generation
as sustainable and
environmentally friendly as possible.
That’s why I’m proud of the work I do,
because I believe that
today we’re all working
towards that sustainability.
I love my job
– there are better days
and there are days that are not so good,
especially those days when there are
a lot of breakdowns,
there’s a weather episode.
But the feeling you get when the episode has passed
knowing that you’ve managed it
as well as you could
and things have gone ahead,
that everyone has electricity again,
makes you feel very satisfied with yourself
– like: ok I’ve suffered,
but now it’s over
and I feel satisfied
with what I’ve done it’s
it’s like that.
Passion, for me, is almost everything.
If you don't work with passion,
it's better not to work at all.