How One Company Created a Job-Sharing Program That Actually Worked

In this episode of The Diversity Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a mid-sized tech firm called WorkBetter designed a job-sharing program that allowed two part-time employees to split one full-time role—and kept both on track for promotion. We dig into the specific mechanics: how they split responsibilities, handled performance reviews, and avoided the 'two half-employees' trap. The program, launched in 2024, now covers 12 percent of the company's workforce and has reduced turnover among working parents by 30 percent. Lucas and Luna discuss why most job-sharing programs fail (ambiguous handoffs, unequal pay) and what WorkBetter did differently, including a shared email inbox and a single performance review that evaluated both partners as a unit. They also consider whether job-sharing could become a mainstream retention tool for companies serious about inclusion. #JobSharing #WorkBetter #FlexibleWork #WorkingParents #Retention #Inclusion #PartTimeWork #CareerGrowth #PerformanceReviews #TurnoverReduction #DEI #WorkplaceInnovation #UnderrepresentedTalent #Careers #DiversityPodcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #EmployeeRetention Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo