“If someone says that they are short staffed at work, does that mean only midgets work there?”

An organization that is “short-staffed” is short of staff; the organizaton doesn’t necessary have workers who aren’t tall. “Are restaurants with Dwarf Waiters short staffed?” was posted on alt.humor.puns on June 27, 1996. “We’re short staffed like a midget whore house” was posted on Twitter on March 4, 2013.
 
“If someone says that they are short staffed at work, does that mean only midgets work there?” was posted on Twitter on July 25, 2011. The “short-staffed” pun has been printed on many images
   
 
Merriam-Webster Dictionary 
short-staffed
adjective
: having fewer than the usual number of people available
 
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Dwarf Waiters
Chris
6/27/96
Recto the Arse Magician <100573.3026@CompuServe.COM>

so eloquently said:
>Are restaurants with Dwarf Waiters short staffed?
 
Only if they have Meter d’s
       
Twitter
Andy Fanton‏
@YourPalFanton
Hmmm, the local supermarket seems short-staffed today. They’ve hired midgets to run the shop.
7:41 AM - 2 Oct 2009
 
Twitter
Fons van den Berg‏
@Helikon
I used to work at midget convention but they got short staffed #ffired
4:12 PM - 30 Jan 2010
 
Twitter
Jamie‏
@Surface1
Today at work Rocky said… “We’re short staffed like a midget whore house.” ROFL!!
10:15 AM - 4 Mar 2010
   
Twitter
Turd Ferguson‏
@fakecomedian
I’m at a midget themed restaurant. They’re having a hard time finding little people though so it’s pretty short staffed.
3:33 PM - 5 Jul 2010
   
Twitter
Yandisa Madondo‏
@YandisaMadondo
I was about to complain about the service here at Wimpy, until I saw the midget waiter & realised that they’re short staffed #fb
2:42 AM - 17 Dec 2010
     
Twitter
Sly‏
@slyoung5
If someone says that they are short staffed at work, does that mean only midgets work there?
10:12 PM - 25 Jul 2011
 
Twitter
Stuart Baillie‏
@B4ILLIE
Walking into a midget shop and asking for a job because you noticed they are a little short staffed.
12:53 PM - 12 Dec 2011 from Aberdeenshire, Scotland
     
Twitter
Ntshadidi ntlabati™‏
@ntshadidi
So if u had to hire midgets to work 4 u, wud u be short staffed?
3:23 AM - 7 Jan 2012
 
Twitter
antony cooley‏
@dopaminedave88
Are midget porn sets always short staffed?
11:02 AM - 6 Jun 2012
   
Twitter 
Max Wright‏
@MaxLWright
Short staffed again- we need to stop employing midgets
10:29 AM - 29 Sep 2012
 
Twitter
Robbie Nicoll‏
@InSearchOfSnow
Why was the midget clothing store closed? It was short-staffed!
9:31 PM - 24 Jan 2013
   
Twitter
Dee A Em‏
@ThisIsDAM
There’s always a line at the Midget Store. They’re short staffed @funnyordie
11:45 AM - 28 Mar 2013
 
Twitter
♬ Suman Biswas‏
@amateursuman
Midget clothes stores are usually. short-staffed.
4:22 AM - 26 Apr 2013
 
Twitter
#MoyomdakaReUp‏
@Scratch_Says
Q : If you were a businessman, would you hire a midget?
A : No, to prevent being short-staffed.
2:45 AM - 18 Feb 2014
       
Twitter
Ollie Langdon‏
@OllieLangdon
Good God, this midget cafe is very short staffed.
4:07 PM - 3 Jan 2015
 
Twitter
Thoughts with Major‏
@ThoughtsWithMaj
Midget strip clubs are always short staffed.
5:28 PM - 4 Feb 2015
   
Twitter
🧙🏻‍♂️‏
@MF_MARX
Hear about the store that only hires midgets? They’re pretty short staffed.
10:50 PM - 15 Apr 2015
   
Twitter
Matt Ruehling‏
@DJRuehlz
If a restaurant was only staffed by midgets, would it always be short-staffed?
10:56 PM - 14 Nov 2017
   
Twitter
BRAINiac‏
@BasteDoge
Got a job at dwarf outfitters, they were a little short staffed #puns
10:55 PM - 28 Nov 2017
 
Reddit—Jokes
The midget strip club down the street is hiring.
submitted January 25, 2018 by WaitLetMeGetaBeer
They must be short staffed.