Re: Wink Martindale - Alright, I meant recorded! *BG*

But I bet I'm one of only a few who knew what he did!

I used to jobshare - a colleague and I took care of our respective children on this basis. He worked 3 days one week, 2 days the next and I did the opposite, with one Saturday each a month. It meant we had childcare we trusted and our children bonded really strongly - our jobs were covered and it worked really well. These former employers of mine were named 'Council of the Year' in 2000, which they achieved by reducing their outgoings. This they managed, by sacking a large number of staff on the slimmest of excuses (and winning over half the appeal tribunals) and hiring 'sessional workers' - aka 'hired pencils'.

These days, I work a 4 X half day week, where previously I'd do 2 and one half day. I cover the mornings which means that the whole day from 7am-7pm is covered by myself and a member of staff who prefers to work the afternoon/evenings. The biggest plusses are that I no longer have to pay a childminder and I don't have to spend ALL day listening to the same colleague gossip and bitch like an old woman.

LTS