That would be the ideal. In the short term almost any excess demand can be soaked up by the existing labor pool. It is only after a few weeks of extra work th

That would be the ideal. In the short term almost any excess demand can be soaked up by the existing labor pool. It is only after a few weeks of extra work that most worker's output diminishes. By then the owner/manager just views the employees as slacking. See any game company or startup, and look for write ups on burnout. It isn't just white collar.