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Sometimes old fashioned hotels will have five people at the reception on Monday morning, and they will be understaffed on a Saturday afternoon.
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Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
David Barefield, 55, died May 12 of fentanyl and methamphetamine intoxication, with cardiovascular disease as a contributing factor, one of three men to die at the understaffed facility in just six weeks, The Bee previously reported.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
The Vera Institute of Justice said in 2023 that prisons are often overcrowded and understaffed, leading to unsafe conditions.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Yet another suggests hiring more controllers to train and work at understaffed facilities near home, rather than being assigned elsewhere in the country after initial training, as often happens.
Follow the money: Higher pay and better scheduling are pretty much universal wants.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
David Barefield, 55, died May 12 of fentanyl and methamphetamine intoxication, with cardiovascular disease as a contributing factor, one of three men to die at the understaffed facility in just six weeks, The Bee previously reported.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
The Vera Institute of Justice said in 2023 that prisons are often overcrowded and understaffed, leading to unsafe conditions.
—Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
Yet another suggests hiring more controllers to train and work at understaffed facilities near home, rather than being assigned elsewhere in the country after initial training, as often happens.
Follow the money: Higher pay and better scheduling are pretty much universal wants.
—Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Understaffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/understaffed. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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