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Software and Farming Life

February 21, 2024 • Episode 48

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On this week's episode of Real Work, Real Life, I’m talking with Caite, who works remotely full time for a software company, hosts a podcast called Barnyard Language, and raises beef cattle and sheep with her husband on their farm. The work that Caite does in the software field is really interesting, essentially preventing abuse of the software, and would be a great option for nonlinear, creative thinkers, even if they don’t have the skills you might typically associate with someone working at a software company. We talk about the value of growth in remote work for farming families and others in rural areas, about the support and inclusion for neurodivergent folks in the tech field, balancing life as a working parent, just about everything in between. I had so much fun talking with Caite and I know you’ll enjoy this episode too.

If you’re interested in hearing more about remote work in the tech space, you can listen back to my episode with Jake, a Software Engineer or Rachel, a Creative Director in User Experience:

Creative Director in User Experience: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/user-experience/id1673653251?i=1000630159382
Software Engineer: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/software-engineer/id1673653251?i=1000604294924

To hear more from Caite and her cohost Arlene:

Barnyard Language Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/barnyard-language/id1581475809
Barnyard Language Instagram: @barnyardlanguage
Barnyard Language Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BarnyardLanguage
I mentioned the Barnyard Language podcast episode with Jacob Beaton, you can find it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/life-skills-homeschooling-and-indigenous/id1581475809?i=1000640534350

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