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Passage 1 Read about job-sharing. Write these headings into each paragraph. Get organised Set your limits Put pen to paper Two become one Open your mind Plan for disaster Find the perfect partner Dont feel guilty How to job - share Wouldnt it be nice if the working week finished on Wednesday? With a job-share it can. Heres the essential guide to making it work. (0) Find the perfect partner Find someone you like. Be prepared to communicate and share credit and blame, says Carol Savage, the managing director of Flexecutive, a flexible working consultancy. _________________________________ Bosses should consider requests for flexible working from employees with children under six. So embrace the benefits: Twice as much experience, skills, brainpower and energy. Savage says. _________________________________ Always discuss the worst-case scenarios. When Margaret Mills, a teacher, lost her job- share partner because of a family illness, a return to full-time work seemed inevitable. We had been over-optimistic. I did manage to find someone else who fitted in with me, but I was very lucky. __________________________________ Plan the system for handing work over carefully and play to each others different strengths. Delegate the workload according to each others particular skills and qualities. ___________________________________ Managers should clarify what they expect in terms of hours, availability and results, and employees should manage their employers expectations. Sue Osborn, a job-sharer for 21 years, says, Were often asked to do five-day weeks. Eventually you just have to say no. ____________________________________ Agree in writing arrangements for holidays, parental leave, retirement, etc. Everyone should know where they stand from the beginning. ____________________________________ Do not work until 1 am at home to make up for not being in the office every day. ___________________________________