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My sister does job-sharing. She works Mon-Wed, and her job partner works Wed-Fri (one day overlap for meetings and handover). This lets her spend more time with
by chiph 10y ago
My sister does job-sharing. She works Mon-Wed, and her job partner works Wed-Fri (one day overlap for meetings and handover). This lets her spend more time with her family, something that's important to her. She gets healthcare coverage through her husband's job.
It works well, but you'd have to commit to a less-expensive lifestyle because you're not working 40+ hours a week. It has benefits to the company as well, as they get two people for the cost of a little more than one (and don't have to pay expensive benefits to either of them).
- rjsw 10y agoThis will have a problem if you are no longer earning enough to be able to afford to live near to your job. I still think that Basic Income at a level that will allow you to live somewhere inexpensive will be a better solution.
- daniel_levine 10y agowhy not just an increase in the earned income tax credit?
- kingbruce90 10y agoBecause you have to have a job to get eitc.