overstaffs
Employs too many
Overstaffs means to employ more workers than necessary for the work available.
A business that overstaffs ends up paying for labor it doesn't need: The restaurant overstaffs on slow weekdays.
The opposite of understaffs.
Amount exceeding requirement
- excessSurplus beyond need
- bloatSwell abnormally
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
- superfluityExcessive amount beyond necessity
overmanning · featherbedding · padding · duplication · overlapping · layoffs · downsizing · restructuring
Failing to achieve results
- underutilizedInsufficiently put to work
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- slackAbsence of tautness
- downtimePeriod of non-operation
deadweight · overhead · drag · waste · squander · overspending · misallocation · bureaucracy
Faulty evaluation of something
- miscalculationError in estimation
- overestimationJudging something too high
- shortsightednessInability to see distance
- incompetenceLack of required skill
negligence · misallocation · budgeting · forecasting · hiring freeze · correction · oversight · blunder
surplus
Amount exceeding requirement
- excessSurplus beyond need
- bloatSwell abnormally
- overabundanceExcessive quantity beyond need
superfluity · overmanning · featherbedding · padding · duplication · overlapping · layoffs · downsizing · restructuring · headcount
unproductive
Failing to achieve results
- underutilizedInsufficiently put to work
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- slackAbsence of tautness
downtime · deadweight · overhead · drag · waste · squander · overspending · misallocation · bureaucracy · bottleneck
misjudgment
Faulty evaluation of something
- miscalculationError in estimation
- overestimationJudging something too high
- shortsightednessInability to see distance
incompetence · negligence · misallocation · budgeting · forecasting · hiring freeze · correction · oversight · blunder · misuse
overstaffsunderstaffs
Employs too few people
downsizes · lays off · streamlines · understaffing · right-sizes