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india

Morty_007 wrote: »

No...the OP doesn't want to work 5 days...that doesn't equal not wanting to do the whole job.

And she doesn't want to share the job...we don't actually know why, but that dosn't necessarilly mean she doesn't want anyone else to do it, just that there might be a way of splitting it that she doesn't know about.

Would be nice if the OP would come back and answer a few of the questions in order that we might be able to help rather than make wild assumptions about her work ethic.

OP?

Thank you very much. I'm very hesitant about posting in these forums because instead of getting advice like you asked for you get negative responses.

I am wondering if there is another way for me to go part time apart from job share because at the moment I want to do part-time hours because my husband has recently left me with a young baby and a 6 year old. I can't afford full-time childcare and my children need me around at the moment. The reason I'd prefer not to do job share is because I was hoping once me and the kids are more stable towards the end of the year and I save up some money. I could go back to work full-time. If the post is job share thie will not be possible. I'm also worried about how the roles will be spilt.

There is another person in the department that had a job that effected the whole department more than mine's does and she went part time and they didn't make her do job share. So I'm wondering why my role when I'm admin support and there are 5 other admin's in the department.

System

They may consider that the workload is correct for 6 admins but maybe too much for 5.5.

If that is the case then it is up to you to put a compelling case forward for having only 5.5 admins. But remember that if you do want to go full time later on, you have just shot yourself in the foot.

Zazen999

india wrote: »

Thank you very much. I'm very hesitant about posting in these forums because instead of getting advice like you asked for you get negative responses.

I am wondering if there is another way for me to go part time apart from job share because at the moment I want to do part-time hours because my husband has recently left me with a young baby and a 6 year old. I can't afford full-time childcare and my children need me around at the moment. The reason I'd prefer not to do job share is because I was hoping once me and the kids are more stable towards the end of the year and I save up some money. I could go back to work full-time. If the post is job share thie will not be possible. I'm also worried about how the roles will be spilt.

Why don't you explain this to the bosses and suggest a temp to work alongside you for a few months? Or suggest what can be handed over to someone else on a temporary basis and see what the reaction is?

aah

india wrote: »

Thank you very much. I'm very hesitant about posting in these forums because instead of getting advice like you asked for you get negative responses.
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Too right, give her a break. It is tough having to share your job when circumstances demand that you can't put the hours in as previously.

I don't think this sort of destructive criticism was at all warranted. There are a load of
smart alecks on this board.

Can your job be done in 3 days? Ifr not you may have to accept that it needs to be either shared or split. Do have a further talk with your employer about what is best. A part time job (rather than a share) is often easier to manage in terms of hours and holidays.

Best wishes

snarffie

india wrote: »

Thank you very much. I'm very hesitant about posting in these forums because instead of getting advice like you asked for you get negative responses.

I am wondering if there is another way for me to go part time apart from job share because at the moment I want to do part-time hours because my husband has recently left me with a young baby and a 6 year old. I can't afford full-time childcare and my children need me around at the moment. The reason I'd prefer not to do job share is because I was hoping once me and the kids are more stable towards the end of the year and I save up some money. I could go back to work full-time. If the post is job share thie will not be possible. I'm also worried about how the roles will be spilt.

There is another person in the department that had a job that effected the whole department more than mine's does and she went part time and they didn't make her do job share. So I'm wondering why my role when I'm admin support and there are 5 other admin's in the department.

It's a shame that you have to explain yourself to such a degree to avoid negative responses from some of the more cynical members of this forum, but negativity seems to be de rigueur lately

Anyway.

It seems to me that your employer is reasonable enough to consider options to accomodate your return to work, so you might as well be completely open about your concerns regarding job-sharing and see what they say. It's sometimes worrying to put all your cards on the table (and you're best placed to know how they might react), but it may be your best course of action.

Your employers first priority is to enure that there is sufficient cover, but they may decide to take on temporary cover to job share if you expect to return to full time in future.

india

I spoke to my supervisor about some more options. Leke Me doing 9-3 mon-fri or a temp working alongside for a few months but they didn't seem keen on either of those and said they'd come back to me.

If it doesn't work I'll just have to leave. There offering redundancy at the moment so that's an option.

msmicawber

India,

If your employers feel they can only offer you a job share, why not take it? If/when you feel you can return to full-time hours, then look at the situation again. They may offer you another position in the company with the hours you wish to work and if they don't, or if you aren't interested, then look for a new job. In fact, the job share may not work out, or may come to a natural end (other person may leave). I'd recommend changing as few things as possible when you've so much on your plate as it adds to the stress. Also, part-time jobs can be difficult to find (that pay decently, that is) and if you've got an employment history with the company, you will have accrued rights e.g. to redundancy pay etc. that you would lose if you leave.