Vivienne Shaughnessy

Location

Adelaide

How long have you worked at Toro?

5 Years

Current Position at Toro

Sales & Marketing Administrator for Retail & Trade Irrigation

What motivates you to work hard?

Money

What is your favourite thing about your career?

The people I work with

What would you do (for a career) if you weren’t working at Toro?

A bee keeper

What is the weirdest job you have ever had?

I haven’t really had any weird jobs. I spent a summer in Frankfurt making sandwiches. Wasn’t that weird but there was a few weird people working there

Married, Children?

Married, no kids

Do you have any pets?

Yes, 2 dogs and 2 cats

What is the one thing you cannot resist?

Hot chips. Adelaide do some of the best

What is your greatest fear?

All of my teeth falling out at the same time

Where is the best place you have travelled and why?

Hard to pick one. Ortygia, Syracuse in Sicily. Amazing fruit and seafood markets. The food, the history, the scenery. Still unspoiled by tourists

Favorite line from a movie?

Hey you guys! – The Goonies

Have you ever made a decision that changed your entire life?

Yes, a few. Moving from Ireland to London and then London to Adelaide

Stay in or go out on a Saturday night?

Stay in

What is one thing people would never know about you?

I make a really good Irish coffee

What chore do you absolutely hate doing?

Weeding

Beach or Countryside?

Both

Facebook or Instagram?

Facebook

Biggest pet peeve?

Drivers that take ages to take off when the light turns green

What would you name the autobiography of your life?

Viv

Do you speak more than one language?

Yes, Gaelic

If you could meet anyone, living or dead who would you meet?

Betty White

What Three words describe you best?

Fun, Generous, Kind

What advice would you give 15 year old you?

Keep on keeping on!

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Issue 2 · 19 Jan 2024

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