>> 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
>job.
>
>Mary J. Cole
>mjcole@arco.com
Until I read this I had forgotten that I am in such a position! (duh!)
I think mostly because I consider it lucky and not open to most people.
My husband and I share an academic position, and I know of others in the
same situation. But like I said, that is obviously only available if you
and your spouse have exactly the same background - fairly common in academics,
although certainly not the norm.
This works great for us - we actually both work full time by filling in
the other 50% with "soft money" (grants). When Daniel was born, Skip just
took over my teaching, and now we bring him into the office in the mornings.
We are considering cutting back to part time by backing off on some of the
research. I also know that within the university there are some non-academic
shared positions, mostly by women who split a single position.
