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Jobshare Revolution: Flexible Work for Work-Life BalanceAuthor: Work Muse
What if you could eliminate the guilt of putting family or work first, the overwhelm of all the things, and the stress of disintegrating boundarieswhile breaking the glass ceiling in whatever shoes you choose? Job sharing is a partnership between two people to share the responsibilities of one full-time position. Whether youre looking to work differently for true work-life balance or an employer looking to retain and recruit diverse talent, youre in the right place.Melissa Nicholson, former corporate job sharer turned founder of Work Muse the first U.S. job share company, breaks down how job sharing works with actionable advice and expert interviews with professionals whove leveled up in their careers by sharing roles to navigate career transition and take the reigns of their careers and lives. Tune in, get inspired, and get ready to discover how the best-kept flexible work secret can be your game-changer. Whether youre an employer, parent, caring for aging parents, near retirement, pursuing a side hustle or advanced degree, or simply want a life not bound by your job, each episode is designed to help you take action to reap the massive benefits of job sharing. Settle in and join our community of go-getters ready to live life slay work! You're officially part of the job share revolution!Photography by: Sarah Bork PhotographyGraphics by: Mike Nicholson, Picturebox Language: en-us Genres: Business, Careers, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Best Of: 9 Years, 4 Roles, 1 Promotion: A Finance Leader's Job Share Story
Episode 64
Tuesday, 7 April, 2026
š£ Jobshare Revolution is getting a Glow Up! While we build fresh new episodes, enjoy our Best Of series ā hand-picked mindset, lesson, and interview episodes with a new intro, chosen to help you implement your job share sooner. Stay tuned!Finance leader Liz Stapleton Zerella's moxie landed her a rare senior job share arrangement at Clorox with partner Michelle Shalauta.What the duo did next is remarkable. If you're wondering if job sharing will negatively impact your career progression, not only does research prove the oppositeāAccording to The Job Share Project, over 70% of job share teams who apply are promoted togetherābut Liz and her job share partner Michelle successfully navigated a nine-year partnership in four roles while also winning promotion as a job share. As if that weren't impressive enough, they worked in a predominantly male division of Clorox in finance where job sharing was unheard of.Ā So friend, take that to heart. Both are possible for you too. š«¶We had this phone meeting before this podcast was even a thing, and I think you'll find our conversation unique and specialālike being a fly on the wall for two former job sharers whoāve finally connected as part of a secret society of job sharers to dish on what it was really like. I hope you enjoy it!Ā Links mentioned:Fast Company article:Ā Is Job Sharing the Solution to Our Flexible Work Problems?Episode Website: workmuse.com/64Transcript hereSend Melissa a Text Message.RATE, REVIEW & FOLLOW ON APPLE PODCASTSThank you for supporting my bootstrapped social good company and mission!Ā āI love Melissa and Jobshare Revolution.ā <ā If that sounds like you, please consider leaving me a 5ā rating and review! Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate 5ā , and select āWrite a Review.ā Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!Also, if you havenāt done so already, follow the podcast. This helps me support more peopleājust like youāto find TRUE work-life balance. šš Ā









