>> but the overtime is paid having employees that are available for overtime provide burstable capacity at a cost that scales linearly. in comparison, adding

>> but the overtime is paid having employees that are available for overtime provide burstable capacity at a cost that scales linearly. in comparison, adding extra employees due to a temporary requirement is a worst case scenario. hiring is very expensive, takes time, you need extra infrastructure, training, you may operate unnecesarily at excess capacity and there are diminishing returns.