Well managed BigCorps are overstaffed 2x. Badly managed BigCorps are overstaffed 3x (or more).
If there is insufficient manpower, it is often because they are building things they shouldn't. At least this was my experience.
If there is insufficient manpower, it is often because they are building things they shouldn't. At least this was my experience.
I never knew what a corporate intranet was for until I worked at a huge company. It's for clicking around on, going back and forth, when you have nothing else to do but need to look busy.
I'd say it's not. But causality is the reverse of the GP's.
Being overstaffed is a consequence of not prioritizing the work. Either the staff grows until the important things get done, or the organization shrinks because the important stuff doesn't get done.
100%. Why make hard decisions when you can just hire? A company flush with cash simply hires and lets decision makers avoid decision making.