| Which Job Sharing
Schedule is for You?
A job sharing team's schedule can be designed in a
variety of ways. Here are some possibilities for you to
consider.
For many positions, a shortened workweek for each
partner is the most practical arrangement, with a common
one being:
Partner A: Works Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
morning
Partner B: Works Wednesday afternoon, Thursday
and Friday
Some teams overlap Wednesdays, both working a full
day. This means each is working 60%, together totally
1.2 FTE (full-time equivalent).
Other possibilities include:
Partner A: Monday, Wednesday, alternating
Fridays
Partner B: Tuesday, Thursday, alternating Fridays
I've had customers in sales who have used this
arrangement.
The next arrangement has worked for pairs school
teachers:
Partner A: Works mornings, five days a week
Partner B: Works afternoons, five days a week
Partner A and B alternate weeks, or even
months
The job split is not always 50/50. For example:
Partner A: Works three days a week
Partner B: Works two days a week
Consider the needs and objectives of the job position
and of the two job partners in coming to a scheduling
decision.
Craft your Job
Sharing Schedule and Proposal
Ready to get started?
Use the
Job Sharing Flex Success Proposal Template
to make the business case to your manager.
Pat: We were
successful in setting up a job share arrangement at our company, a Fortune
500 printing company based in Chicago. It is the first such arrangement
in
the company's 130 year history for sales representatives...Thank you for
the job share ideas and proposal outline. Sara Keese,
Sales Representative, RR Donnelley & Sons,
Chicago
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