They understand and accept this arrangement. They don't, for example, try to choose one of us. They really support us and that is so important. There are challenges but in establishing a job-share arrangement, communication is paramount both the communication between us and the communication back and forth with the organization. We have created a lot of internal processes and built our own mini-infrastructure that has allowed us to communicate well.
Communication is the thread that ties it all together.
We document everything that we do so that, for example, when Barrie has been out for two and a half days, she can come in and won't feel like she has been gone at all. My notes and documentation bring her up to speed on all open issues. It's something we have to work at constantly, both the written and verbal. If one of us is at a meeting, she'll take extensive notes so that the other is up on everything current. It's an additional burden but one that we've gladly accepted because it allows us to make this arrangement successful.