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Why I Job-Share—With My Hubby

11/10/2015

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This is a post that I first published at thenewfamily.com. It’s a personal piece about what it’s like to share my professional life with my husband and why this creative set-up works for our family.

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Getting laid off while on mat leave was shocking and distressing; it was also a blessing in disguise. I had been struggling with a potent dose of first-time-mother guilt at the thought of going back to work. I just couldn’t imagine missing all my daughter’s upcoming milestones while I was stuck in an office staring at a picture of her on my desk.
 
Losing my job felt like someone had turned my world upside down and shook it like a snow globe. Once the scene settled and I got past the emotional impact, I began to see the change in a new light.
 
I looked at a recent job opportunity that had been offered to my husband and considered it from a different vantage point. He didn’t want to commit to it full-time since he had his own freelance business to run. But what if we could job-share the role? Split the stint and get paid for it?
 
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Cindy Lou
11/17/2015 16:25:11

So happy you two are able to do this! These are the years that you want to be together for as a family the most, before little Eve starts school, so I am very happy for you that this opportunity worked in your favour. :)

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Tara Mandarano
11/17/2015 17:43:26

Thank you for your comment, Cindy! It's an ideal arrangement for us right now. :)

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    Tara Mandarano

    is a writer, editor, and poet. Her writing ​has been nominated for the Best-of-the Net award, and has appeared in The Washington Post, HuffPo, Today's Parent, Los Angeles Review of Books, and Motherwell, among numerous other publications. She is also an advocate in the mental health and chronic illness communities.

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