In article <1993Jan21.181141.21921@spider.co.uk>, alisonjw@spider.co.uk (Alison J Wyld) writes:
> B
> In article <1993Jan19.061356.14467@fuug.fi> an6814@anon.penet.fi writes:
> >
> >It seems as if a part-time career is non-existent in software engineering
> >and in professional/technical jobs in general. It's looked down upon,
> >because you can't put in those long hours on the big projects. I'm
>
> Are there such things as "job-shares" in the States ? The idea is that
> you employ two people part-time to share a single job (obviously from
> the title). They then work out who will take responsibility for which
> aspects. These are starting to become more common here - mostly in
> areas that are traditionally female, nursing, secretarial and even
> teaching, but I imagine that once a company had introduced it in a
> clerical or secretarial area, it would be easier to persuade them to
> do so in a technical area. It might be worth finding out whether
> this would be an option.
>
> Bye
>
> Alison
Yes, ARCO allows job-sharing and supports it's application for a number of job descriptions. There is even a managerial couple, here in Plano, who share a
