The thing a lot of organizations do not appreciate is the distinction between needed labour capacity versus needed daily labour output. Much like having a mili

The thing a lot of organizations do not appreciate is the distinction between needed labour capacity versus needed daily labour output. Much like having a military or a fire department, your organization might need a lot of different people with a lot of different skills sitting around sometimes, just because you know that you will eventually need to use them. Knowledge work is not the same as running a manufacturing line. You have people with highly specialized knowledge and skills who are needed intermittently to keep everything running smoothly. You can try firing them, but in a lot of cases it will end up costing you money in the long run.