Jobshare Revolution: Flexible Work for Work-Life Balance
What if you could eliminate the guilt of putting family or work first, the overwhelm of all the things, and the stress of disintegrating boundaries—while breaking the glass ceiling in whatever shoes you choose?
Job sharing is a partnership between two people to share the responsibilities of one full-time position. Whether you’re looking to work differently for true work-life balance or an employer looking to retain and recruit diverse talent, you’re in the right place.
Melissa Nicholson, former corporate job sharer turned founder of Work Muse the first U.S. job share company, breaks down how job sharing works with actionable advice and expert interviews with professionals who’ve leveled up in their careers by sharing roles to navigate career transition and take the reigns of their careers and lives.
Tune in, get inspired, and get ready to discover how the best-kept flexible work secret can be your game-changer. Whether you’re an employer, parent, caring for aging parents, near retirement, pursuing a side hustle or advanced degree, or simply want a life not bound by your job, each episode is designed to help you take action to reap the massive benefits of job sharing. Settle in and join our community of go-getters ready to live life + slay work! You're officially part of the job share revolution!
Photography by: Sarah Bork Photography
Graphics by: Mike Nicholson, Picturebox
Jobshare Revolution: Flexible Work for Work-Life Balance
Best of: A Visualization Exercise: What's It Really Like To Job Share?
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This powerful visualization exercise will help you envision what it's like to work in a job share in under 15 minutes.
There are several barriers to job sharing that those interested in sharing roles need to overcome, but the hardest barrier to overcome might be you. It takes people a while to wrap their heads around job sharing. After all, there are two people, meaning two personalities bringing two sets of ideas into one full-time position. They're sharing their income, profession, and personal lives, even. It can seem brilliant but tricky to pull off successfully until you've experienced job sharing firsthand.
So before you come across any outside obstacles or barriers to creating your job share, I need you to make sure you are not standing in your way. Visualizing the day-to-day life of one week as a job sharer with this powerful exercise will enable you to slip into the job share mindset and embrace what it's like to job share in less than 15 minutes.
Links mentioned:
- FREE Guided Audio Visualization Exercise (to accompany Episode 65)
- Work Muse Job Share, Live Life + Slay Work Facebook Group
Episode Website: workmuse.com/65
Transcript here.
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