Job-sharing is an arrangement where one full-time job is done by two people, each working part-time. They split the hours, the pay, and usually the duties — Monday to Wednesday for one person, Thursday and Friday for the other, for example, though the split can be almost any shape.

Job-sharing isJob-sharing 是 an arrangement一種安排： one full-time job一份全職工作 by two people由兩個人 is done完成， each working part-time各自做兼職的時數。They他們 split分掉 the hours工時、 the pay薪水， and usually the duties通常還有職務 — for example比如 Monday to Wednesday週一到週三 for one person一個人、 Thursday and Friday週四週五 for the other另一個人， though不過 the split這個分法 can be almost any shape幾乎什麼形狀都行

Companies use it so someone who cannot work a full week — often a parent of a young child — can still keep a real post, not just odd hours. Though actually, it only works if the two people talk a lot: they have to hand work over cleanly, or things fall in the gap between them.

Companies公司 use it用它， so是讓 someone who cannot work a full week沒辦法做滿一整週的人 — often a parent of a young child常常是幼兒的爸媽 — can still keep還能保住 a real post一個真正的職位， not just odd hours而不是只有零碎時數。Though actually不過其實， it only works if它要行得通，只有在 the two people兩個人 talk a lot常常溝通的時候： they他們 have to hand work over cleanly必須把工作交接得乾乾淨淨， or不然 things事情 fall in the gap between them就掉進兩人之間的縫裡

It is more talked about in Britain and Europe than in many Taiwan offices. People also say a job-share for the arrangement, and to job-share as a verb. It is not the same as two people simply both working part-time in different jobs.

It它 in Britain and Europe在英國和歐洲 is more talked about比較常被談到， than in many Taiwan offices在許多台灣辦公室則比較少。People人們 also say也會說 a job-share來指 for the arrangement這種安排， and to job-share as a verb也把 job-share 當動詞用。It它 is not the same as不等於 two people兩個人 simply只是 in different jobs各自在不同的工作 both working part-time都做兼職