overstuffed

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The high-profile layoff announcements reflect both the embrace of artificial intelligence and nagging concerns that companies overstaffed or overpaid hires as they scrambled to reopen from the pandemic four years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

But from the perspective of society as a whole, it’s better to have high-valued workers at firms that really need them than assigned to marginal roles at overstaffed companies.

From Washington Post • Feb. 19, 2023

Moreover, Musk apparently believes that Twitter is dramatically overstaffed, so if 10 or 20 or 30 percent of the company’s engineers leave due to concerns over work-life balance, he might view that as pure upside.

From Slate • Nov. 2, 2022

“We could be overstaffed on specific routes or boats, but still short on others and aren’t able to move staff easily due to qualifications required,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2022

With its gorgeous classical buildings packed with art, its clean water and electric lights, and its overstaffed police department, the exposition was Chicago’s conscience, the city it wanted to become.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson