job-share

American  

[job-shair] / ˈdʒɒbˌʃɛər /

verb (used without object)

job-shared, job-sharing

1. to share the responsibility and duties of a single full-time job with one or more other employees.

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noun

1. an arrangement in which two or more employees share one full-time job.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• job-sharer
  noun

Etymology

Origin of job-share

First recorded in 1975–80; job ¹ ( def. ) + share ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Now, just to find a player stuck in home confinement so they can job-share.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2021

Bonilla participated in what was then a new job-share program, that, with the approval of her manager, split her role with another Microsoft employee when she needed time to care for a newborn.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2018

With the new director reporting to Mr. Weiss, and not the other way around, many aspects of the job-share still have to be worked out.

From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2017

The Green Party of England and Wales has two co-leaders under what they say is a pioneering job-share arrangement.

From BBC • May 27, 2017

Steve eventually gets his youth back and slips on the ol’ underoos, agreeing to a job-share with Wilson.

From The Guardian • May 26, 2016