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Episode 10: Sara Pyle

47m · Motherboard · 05 Dec 09:36

Sara Pyle is a Supportocat at Github with a 15-month-old daughter.

We talked about the perils of going back to work too early and how her leave plan pivoted, her strategies for working remotely when baby is in the next room, and the status of soft skills or identifying as a woman in tech when you're not an engineer.

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