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job sharing

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noun

  1. the division of a job between two or more people such that each covers the same job for complementary parts of the day or week

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“This isn’t job sharing, it’s doubling capacity,” said co-author Marc Feigen, CEO of management-consulting firm Feigen Advisors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2025

On Tuesday, it posted a note insisting the new logo would stay, but apologizing for the rollout — “we could have done a better job sharing who we are and who we’ll always be.”

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2025

“I think our other guys did a good job sharing the ball,” coach Matt Dunn said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 4, 2024

But could an employer simply turn down job sharing candidates to avoid having double the HR and payroll work?

From BBC ● Nov. 26, 2023

There’s the football side of it, which a number of people are going to know the story and I think that’s great, and they do a great job sharing that story in the movie.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2021

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