Exploring Non-Linear Career Paths and Finding Meaning

Levels Editorial Director, Mike Haney, sat down with our Software Engineer, Ian Schumann, to chat about Ian’s past experience with linguistics as well as the idea of finding meaning and connection in life and work, especially in an async remote culture like Levels.

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(04:22) - Discovering linguistics
(13:27) - Searching for ultimate purpose
(15:52) - Settling into a career
(17:41) - A sense of human connection
(31:57) - Learning to soak up what’s in front of you
(36:43) - Transitioning into engineering
(37:58) - Learning about Levels
(39:43) - Aligning with the culture
(43:21) - Getting to know the team
(49:09) - Working async and remote

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