i agree regarding the widespread overstaffing and the ubiquitous e-loafing, but the issue is more complicated than that. it's possible to not do very much work

i agree regarding the widespread overstaffing and the ubiquitous e-loafing, but the issue is more complicated than that. it's possible to not do very much work at work but still suffer from the bad lifestyle factors: sitting all day, being constantly stressed regarding stability, being constantly reminded of your social status (or lack thereof), not having enough time after work to do errands or take care of children, not having enough unbroken chunks of vacation time without having to answer an email or do any work, not getting paid enough to comfortably cover all the bills, being reminded of how hard it will be to make ends meet if you get seriously ill, etc. even if these excess employees were actually doing necessary work all of the time, these problems wouldn't go away. they might even get worse.