Headcount

Word HEADCOUNT
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Definitions and meanings of "Headcount"

What do we mean by headcount?

The act of counting how many people are present in a group.

The number of people present in a group or employed by a company.

More generally, a consideration of a company's appropriate staffing level based on some larger context. (Generally used adjectivally.)

By extension, one slot in a workgroup, filled or to be filled by one person.

A "negative headcount" is a worker that makes so many errors that they create more work than they actually do. Urban Dictionary

Another aspect of negative headcount is when an employee is so toxic that other employees leave in order to get away from them. Urban Dictionary

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The word "headcount" in example sentences

But, he added, "If they are to do a meaningful restructuring, they will have to first ensure that headcount is substantially reduced." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Morgan Stanley's employee headcount is 3% higher than last year, at 62,864. ❋ Brett Philbin (2010)

Managers need to feel assured that the organization “has their back” when giving up a talented resource and that includes a recognition that a replacement headcount is not enough. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A report last week from Jeetil Patel, a Deutsche Bank analyst, also suggested that a decrease in headcount could help offset declining profit from fee changes, flat sales and the negative impact of currency fluctuations on overseas revenue. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I guess you have to think about how your two-guys-in-a-bungalow startup can grow in headcount to make it worthy of a ten-figure valuation, and what each of those employees does to increase the value of your company. ❋ Ben Barren (2006)

On the headcount side title headcount is down in Q1 by 2. 75\%, despite increasing revenues. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In the event, CEO Pandit said that the bank's near-term headcount target is about 300K, down from 352K employees on Sept 30. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In bad times, it’s natural for companies to cut costs, and reducing headcount is one of the ways to do that. ❋ Unknown (2008)

More people are volunteering with the Peace Corps than at any point since 1970, the agency said Thursday as it touted a 13 percent year-to-year increase in headcount. ❋ Ed O (2010)

• Peace Corps volunteer totals reach 40-year high: More people are volunteered than at any point since 1970, the agency said Thursday as it touted a 13 percent year-to-year increase in headcount. ❋ Ed O (2010)

Along w/this business transition there was a reduction in headcount. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mr. Allen and others hope that the PCCW case will provide the impetus for regulators to scrap what's known as the headcount rule, which they say encourages share splitting. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We expect near-term headcount to be down 20 percent in order to run the company in the right way. " ❋ Unknown (2009)

And Darrin, I think earlier I addressed this question, but the issue around most of our growth comes through headcount, which is expensed.

Yes, I think the headcount is a function of obviously the integration depending on which, where you're looking obviously. ❋ Unknown (2011)

But even this growth of government employee headcount, which is about 85% at the state and local level, understates the problem. ❋ RTHTGakaRoland (2010)

Lowering the headcount is the quickest way to restore profits and, from there, a company's stock price. ❋ Newsweek Robert Samuelson (2010)

Our new [network engineer] is a negative headcount - he doesn't know how to do much and what he does is usually wrong. I've been [fixing] his mistakes for the last [two days]. ❋ S1KRR (2016)

Adam was so old school he was constantly making [misogynistic] and racist statements. That's the primary reason [Eve] gave for leaving. So Adam is a [-1] negative headcount. ❋ S1KRR (2017)

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