ðɪs ˌɑːkjʊpˈeɪʃən æz ɐ dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪst sˈɜːvd æz ɐ mˈiːdiəm ðæt ɐlˈaʊd pɛzˈoʊə vˈeɪlɪz tə ɡɛt klˈoʊs ɔːlbˈiːɪt, æz ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚ tə ðə wˈɜːkɪŋz ænd kˈʌstəmz ʌvðɪ ˈɑːfɪsᵻz ʌv nˈaɪtɹeɪt mˈaɪnz ʌvðə nˈɔːɹθ ʌv tʃˈɪli, wˌɪtʃ wʌz vˈɪvɪdli dˈɑːkjuːməntᵻd ɪn hɪz ʃˈɔːɹt stˈoːɹi: ˌɛl tˈeɪɾə də lˌæ ˈɑːfɪsˌɪnə.
This occupation as a journalist served as a medium that allowed Pezoa Véliz to get close – albeit, as reporter - to the workings and customs of the offices of nitrate mines of the north of Chile, which was vividly documented in his short story: El taita de la oficina.