overstaff
Hire too many
To overstaff is to employ more workers than are needed for the work at hand.
Businesses may overstaff during uncertain periods to ensure adequate coverage, or they may find themselves overstaffed after a downturn in demand.
The restaurant was overstaffed on weeknights but short-handed on weekends.
An overstaffed department often leads to inefficiency, redundancy, or layoffs.
Insufficiently put to work
- overcapacityBeyond maximum capacity
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
- downtimePeriod of non-operation
idle · unproductive · slack · featherbedding · make-work · bureaucracy · deadwood · duplicative
Mass job eliminations
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- cutbacksReductions in spending
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- attritionGradual reduction through loss
redundancy · furloughs · severance · unemployment · trimming · pruning · reductions · terminations
Recruiting beyond actual need
- overmannedHaving surplus personnel
- redundanciesUnneeded duplications or repetitions
- workforceAll available workers
- headcountTotal of individuals present
Amount exceeding requirement
- glutExcessive surplus
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
- surfeitExcessive quantity, often cloying
saturation · superfluity · overage · overflow · top-heavy · overkill
underutilized
Insufficiently put to work
- overcapacityBeyond maximum capacity
- inefficiencySuboptimal use of resources
- wasteUnwanted discarded material
downtime · idle · unproductive · slack · featherbedding · make-work · bureaucracy · deadwood · duplicative · unnecessary
layoffs
Mass job eliminations
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- cutbacksReductions in spending
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
attrition · redundancy · furloughs · severance · unemployment · trimming · pruning · reductions · terminations · outplacement
overhiring
Recruiting beyond actual need
- overmannedHaving surplus personnel
- redundanciesUnneeded duplications or repetitions
- workforceAll available workers
headcount · payroll · personnel · employees · overhead · bloat
surplus
Amount exceeding requirement
- glutExcessive surplus
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- oversupplyExcess beyond demand
surfeit · saturation · superfluity · overage · overflow · top-heavy · overkill
overstaffunderstaff
Employ too few workers
short-staff · understaffed · skeleton crew · downsize · lay off