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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

“You’ve also shown us that we could’ve done a better job sharing who we are and who we’ll always be,” the company said in a statement.

From Salon Aug. 26, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 4, 2024

Sharon Peake, founder and boss of London-based corporate gender equality consultancy Shape Talent, says she feels optimistic about the potential of any tools that will make job sharing more popular.

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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