We all know that your workplace can be a far more enjoyable place when you have co-workers that you get along with and even better when you can consider them friends.
When you work really closely with people you realise the importance of this. Because if you don’t get along it can make your work harder and less enjoyable. When personalities are aligned relationships can flourish. This is true more than ever for job-share arrangements. If you don’t get along with the person you’re working with, it’s just not going to work.
“I was job-sharing with another teacher who was part-time. Her other job-sharer had taken maternity leave. We shared classes. It was amazing because she was a bit more experienced than me (4-5 years) so I could learn from her. Also, we had the same organised way of doing things. She gave me ideas and I gave her ideas and it was just really nice to collaborate.”
“I hope you find the right person to job share with, as I think that’s the key”.
– Tess, Teacher (South Australia)
With TooCan you can choose who you’ll be working with, get to know them and figure out if you’ll work well together prior to committing and proposing the job-share relationship to your employer. This is crucial to a job-share relationship.
