short-staffed
Needing more employees
Short-staffed means not having enough workers to handle the workload.
A restaurant might be short-staffed on a busy night, leaving customers waiting longer than usual.
The condition can be temporary We're short-staffed because of the flu going around or chronic The hospital has been short-staffed for months.
Also spelled short-handed.
State of utter depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- overburdenedCarrying more than manageable
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
strain · overworked · worn-out · sleep-deprived · overwhelmed
Unfilled positions available
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- bare-bonesReduced to essentials
- insufficientBelow required quantity
Giving someone work
- applicantsThose seeking acceptance
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
- candidatesThose seeking selection
- headhuntingRecruiting talent from competitors
Force upon contact
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- tensionStretched or strained state
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- demoralizedStripped of confidence
frazzled · irritability · panic · on-edge · frantic · harried · snapping
Reducing workforce or scale
- layoffsMass job eliminations
- attritionGradual reduction through loss
- retrenchmentReduction of expenditures
- cost-cuttingReducing expenditures deliberately
Doing several things concurrently
- cross-trainingMulti-activity fitness approach
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
Severity-based prioritization
- prioritizationRanking by importance
- backlogsAccumulated unfinished tasks
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- overburdenedCarrying more than manageable
overloaded · strain · overworked · worn-out · sleep-deprived · overwhelmed
vacancies
Unfilled positions available
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- inadequateNot sufficient for purpose
- bare-bonesReduced to essentials
insufficient · scarce · sparse
hiring
Giving someone work
- applicantsThose seeking acceptance
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
- candidatesThose seeking selection
pressure
Force upon contact
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- tensionStretched or strained state
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
demoralized · frazzled · irritability · panic · on-edge · frantic · harried · snapping
downsizing
Reducing workforce or scale
- layoffsMass job eliminations
- attritionGradual reduction through loss
- retrenchmentReduction of expenditures
multitasking
Doing several things concurrently
- cross-trainingMulti-activity fitness approach
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
triage
Severity-based prioritization
- prioritizationRanking by importance
- backlogsAccumulated unfinished tasks
short, staff, shorts, staffed, staffing, staffer, understaffed, overstaffed, overstaffing