Yup. This is an especially dangerous suggestion when you work for a government contractor. Since a lot of them have their profit margin capped at a specific percentage, the only way for them to increase total profit is by increasing the size of the project.

Suggesting efficiencies that would reduce headcount is a good way to get on executive leadership's threat radar.

Man, I do not miss working for a fed contractor.

It’s more like, “How would you like to get twice as much done?”

I don’t work at Amazon, but I’m sure there’s plenty for folks to do.