Overstaffed

Since any actual facts have been declared confidential, let's say the rumour the part of GBU is to be split off are true. Let's say that approximately 19% of GBU's staff are to leave to form an independent company. To many in GBU that will have little impact. Much like an earthquake in Scotland, there'll be those woken at night by the event, but little more than talk the morning after. While these people may share the same clients as the newly formed company, the immediate effect will not be a loss of clients (although, of course, that may come later).

There are those within the firm who will lose clients. These are the management-speak clients of internal services - the people who move mail around the office, stock stationary, maintain the office equipment, and (oh yeah) those in IT. These people are going to lose about a fifth of their clients. They will surely find themselves overstaffed with a potential for job losses.

To be honest, the IT department at GBU is already overstaffed. There are four people in a department that should only need three.