That might be a symptom of the ridiculous levels of hierarchy in the current workplace. In the 80s, a staff of 300 in an industrial complex had a manager, 4 supervisors, several foreman, a handful of admin staff, and a small group of engineers. In current times, the supply chain management group has more staff than the leadership group of the 80s. The SCM appears busy, but they're buying third-party supplies that save pennies and last half as long while clearing out unused stock to recyclers because they see it as stranded capital, but they are often critical parts that take over a year to get, if they are even available. This circle jerk involves a lot of meetings and key performance indicators, and many of them want to look better than the rest for the next time an arbitrary number of layoffs is decreed.