overstaffed

Excess workers hired

Overstaffed means having more employees than needed to do the work.

A business that's overstaffed has higher labor costs than necessary: The department was overstaffed, so they offered buyouts.

The opposite is understaffed.

excess

surplus

Amount exceeding requirement

bloatedSwelled from excess
overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
oversupplyExcess beyond demand

glut · redundant · superfluous · unnecessary · extra · spare · unneeded · overmanned · top-heavy · padded

inefficiency

idle

Without activity or purpose

underutilizedInsufficiently put to work
unproductiveFailing to achieve results
sluggishSlow and inactive

bureaucratic · slow · lethargic · underemployed · makework · busywork · bottlenecked · siloed · overmanaged · paper-pushing

restructuring

layoffs

Mass job eliminations

downsizingReducing workforce or scale
rightsizingOptimizing employee numbers
redundanciesUnneeded duplications or repetitions

attrition · cuts · retrenchment · severance · streamlining · reorganization · consolidation · outsourcing · automation

costly

expensive

Costing much money

overheadLocated directly above
unsustainableCannot be maintained indefinitely
overspendingExceeding one's budget

Categories

work adjectivesfull-time, part-time, freelance, permanent, temporary
staffingturnover rates, hiring, personnel, layoff, manpower
occupancy statusfull, empty, vacant, occupied, half full

Opposites

staffing level

overstaffedunderstaffed

Insufficient employees for workload

shorthanded · short-staffed · undermanned · undercrewed · skeleton crew

Family

overstaff, overstaffing

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