Workplace
Resourcing
The allocation of people and funding to work.
Plain English
Whether there are enough people and money to do the work.
If you’re new here
'Not resourced' usually means the work was approved but nobody was assigned to it.
What they probably mean
“Somebody approved this without funding it.”
Interpretation offered as humour, not authoritative guidance.
Bureaucracy level
Moderate · 3/5
How much government-speak this phrase carries. Playful indicator, not a judgement of anyone using it.
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