Job sharing in many workplaces is popular currently as employees attempt to get a better work life balance whilst still working. If you are finding it difficult to keep up with working full time but do not want to give up the role completely it is certainly worth approaching employers to see whether they are open to such a job arrangement which can benefit employer and employee.

Mutual respect and an equal workload are essential for a job share to work successfully and for each party to benefit by the arrangement. It is ideal if the person you are job sharing with is a colleague that is known to you as you may already have a good working relationship. If this is not the case you may need to decide whether you will each have specific areas of the job as your responsibility or whether you will simply carry on where the first person left off.

Good communication is essential for the job share to run smoothly and if you do not see each other between workdays then a note pad should be used to write down any messages that you need to relate to each other. A monthly catch up either in person or online is useful to discuss how things are going and if there are any issues that need sorting out.