undercrewed
Too few workers
Undercrewed describes a ship, aircraft, facility, or operation that lacks sufficient personnel to function properly or safely.
The word applies broadly to any situation where staffing falls short of requirements: The hospital was dangerously undercrewed during the holiday weekend.
Also spelled under-crewed.
Insufficient employees for workload
- short-staffedInsufficient personnel available
- overworkedLaboring beyond healthy limits
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
hiring · shifts · skeleton staff · labor shortage · stretched thin · workload · personnel · employees
Lacking sufficient staff
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- sailorsMaritime vessel crew members
- deckhandsShip's manual laborers
watch · bridge · captain · voyage · port · merchant marine · cargo ship · tanker
Pilot's control compartment
- pilotsThose who fly aircraft
- attendantsPeople who assist others
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- airlineAir transport company
FAA · regulations · layover · scheduling · routes · delays · safety · maintenance
Emergency personnel combating blazes
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- first respondersPersonnel arriving at emergencies initially
- dispatchSend with speed
911 · hospital · nurses · triage · rescue · station · shifts · response time
understaffed
Insufficient employees for workload
- short-staffedInsufficient personnel available
- overworkedLaboring beyond healthy limits
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
overtime · hiring · shifts · skeleton staff · labor shortage · stretched thin · workload · personnel · employees · turnover
shorthanded
Lacking sufficient staff
deckhands · watch · bridge · captain · voyage · port · merchant marine · cargo ship · tanker · fishing boat
cockpit
Pilot's control compartment
- pilotsThose who fly aircraft
- attendantsPeople who assist others
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
airline · FAA · regulations · layover · scheduling · routes · delays · safety · maintenance · air traffic
firefighters
Emergency personnel combating blazes
- paramedicsEmergency medical technicians
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- first respondersPersonnel arriving at emergencies initially
dispatch · 911 · hospital · nurses · triage · rescue · station · shifts · response time · backup
deployment
Organized distribution of resources
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- battalionMid-sized military unit
unit · platoon · personnel · ranks · reserves · recruitment · combat · operations · base · mission
undercrewedoverstaffed
Having surplus employees
overmanned · fully staffed · crewed · staffed · manned