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From: [e-mail] (Laura McGinnis)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Re: Job-sharing/Mommy_Track_&_Technical_Professionals
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Date: 25 Jan 93 08:41:15 GMT
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On 21-Jan-93 in Re: Job-sharing/Mommy_Track..
user [e-mail] writes:
>Bellcore is just beginning to offer job_sharing;
>However it was offered in view of downsizing and
>cutting costs; not to address the childcare issue.
>I doubt that when presented in this fashion that it
>is going to be successful  :-(

One thing I've notcied about most job-sharing situations - the employees
sharing the job are both considered to be "part-timers".  Part-time
workers generally don't get benefits, so, for the employer, this can be
a financial benefit (but a bummer for the employee, of course).
Consider that your employer pays 20-30% over & above your salary for you
benefits, & you can see what kind of an advantage this can be to the
company.

If you don't need the benefits (for example, you're covered under your
spouse's employer), and you can set up a partner to share the job, you
may be able to negotiate with an employer to do job-sharing.  It's
working for my sister-in-law.  She & another occupational therapist set
up a job share while they were both pregnant with their first children.
When they were ready to come back to work, the position was there.  Now
that they are having their second kids, I think they're re-examining,
since neither of them feels up to handling 4 kids under the age of 3.
But, it has worked out well for them.

YMMV

Laura