overhiring
Too many hires
Overhiring is bringing on more employees than a company actually needs.
It typically happens during periods of rapid growth or optimism, when organizations staff up for anticipated demand that doesn't materialize: The tech sector's overhiring during the boom led to massive layoffs the following year.
The term often appears in retrospective analysis of corporate missteps.
Surplus of workers
- bloatSwell abnormally
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- overexpansionExcessive increase in scope
Mass job eliminations
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- workforce reductionCutting employee headcount
- mass layoffLarge-scale employee termination
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
termination · severance · furlough · redundancy package · pink slip · outplacement · dismissal · attrition
Loud deep sound
- growthIncrease in size
- bull marketPeriod of rising prices
- expansionIncrease in scope
- talent warCompetition for skilled workers
overstaffing
Surplus of workers
- bloatSwell abnormally
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- redundancyNeedless duplication
overexpansion · bench strength · underutilization · overhead costs
layoffs
Mass job eliminations
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- workforce reductionCutting employee headcount
- mass layoffLarge-scale employee termination
restructuring · termination · severance · furlough · redundancy package · pink slip · outplacement · dismissal · attrition · cost-cutting
boom
Loud deep sound
- growthIncrease in size
- bull marketPeriod of rising prices
- expansionIncrease in scope
overhiringunderstaffing
Insufficient workforce levels
short-staffing · staffing shortage · hiring freeze · short-staffed · undermanning
overhiringlayoffs
Mass job eliminations
downsizing · workforce reduction · staff reduction · hiring freeze · staff cuts
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