undermanning
Too few workers
Undermanning is the condition of having too few workers for the task at hand.
A ship, factory, or hospital may suffer from undermanning when staff levels fall below what's needed for safe or efficient operation: Chronic undermanning led to dangerous conditions on the oil rig.
The verb is underman; the adjective is undermanned.
Chronic occupational depletion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- overburdenedCarrying more than manageable
overstretched · overload · workload · grueling · demanding · taxing · toil · laborious
Insufficient personnel available
- vacanciesUnfilled positions available
- unfilledNot occupied or completed
- attritionGradual reduction through loss
- turnoverSales volume or attrition
recruitment · staffing · deficit · scarcity · insufficiency · depletion · undersupply · headcount
Constriction limiting throughput
Loss of confidence and hope
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- discontentUnhappiness with circumstances
- dissatisfactionState of being displeased
stress · anxiety · tension · pressure · distress · disengagement · complaints · grievances
Enforced economic stringency
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- cost-cuttingReducing expenditures deliberately
- retrenchmentReduction of expenditures
- belt-tighteningReducing expenditures deliberately
burnout
Chronic occupational depletion
- exhaustionState of utter depletion
- fatigueWeariness from prolonged exertion
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
overburdened · overstretched · overload · workload · grueling · demanding · taxing · toil · laborious · overwhelmed
short-staffed
Insufficient personnel available
- vacanciesUnfilled positions available
- unfilledNot occupied or completed
- attritionGradual reduction through loss
turnover · recruitment · staffing · deficit · scarcity · insufficiency · depletion · undersupply · headcount
bottleneck
Constriction limiting throughput
demoralization
Loss of confidence and hope
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- discontentUnhappiness with circumstances
dissatisfaction · stress · anxiety · tension · pressure · distress · disengagement · complaints · grievances · absenteeism
austerity
Enforced economic stringency
- downsizingReducing workforce or scale
- cost-cuttingReducing expenditures deliberately
- retrenchmentReduction of expenditures
undermanningovermanning
Employing excess personnel
overstaffing · overstaffed · fully staffed · overmanned · right-sized
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