Featherbedding

Featherbedding means when someone wants to make their job easier, they ask for more people to help them than they really need. It's like having too many pillows on your bed, it may seem nice but it's not really necessary. For example, let's say you have a job of lifting heavy boxes in a warehouse. If you ask for more people to help you lift the boxes, you might not have to work as hard or lift as much, but the company has to pay more people. This is not always good because it costs more money to pay all those people, and the company might not be able to afford it. So, even though featherbedding might make your job easier, it's not always the best thing to do for the company or the people working there.