featherbedding

Examples

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• Talk about featherbedding at the local fire department, to use the terms of this post.

  Blog text (23)

• The main cause of these wage problems was featherbedding.

  Academic text (1996)

• Further, the suggestion that response time standards are an attempt to support staffing "featherbedding" seems agenda-driven.

  Blog text (32)

• These students may find themselves engaging in grade featherbedding (i.e., the practice of receiving a reward for work that is not performed).

  Academic text (1990)

• Although the urban development agency, notorious for its patronage and featherbedding in previous administrations, would be given the upper hand, the public visibility of environmental matters would also be boosted.

  Academic text (1991)

• All this data is helpful, but for years the FD has been collecting crappy data, and for years, featherbedding organizations like the NFPA have been using the crappy data to make unsubstantiated claims.

  Blog text (32)

• Many companies struggle with featherbedding, as it requires them to hire more workers than necessary for certain tasks.

• The union's featherbedding practices led to higher labor costs and increased tension with management.

• Efforts to eliminate featherbedding have been met with resistance from employees wanting to protect their jobs.

Synonyms

O

overmanning

vsfeatherbedding

• Specialized

6.8

A situation where more workers do a job than are needed

is a required practice under union rules forcing employers to hire extra staff

O

overemployment

vsfeatherbedding

• Specialized

7.9

More people work than needed or workers do more hours than they want

is a required practice under union rules forcing employers to hire extra staff

Antonyms

E

efficiency

342 3.4

Getting good results while using little time, effort, or money

How Overstaffed

overstaffed

1 4.1

featherbedding

• Archaic

1 9.9

staffing

37 3.1

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