Unless, of course, the youngster in question has been part-sponsored.
My guess is that an extra pair of hands has finally arrived in the office, now that it's recruitment instead of redundancy, and a veeeery large backlog is finally being dealt with.
It's a tedious and time consuming process, followed by babysitting of once desperate and enthusiastic beggars, who turn into spoilt whingers almost overnight, so patience my friends.
Slowly, slowly, catchy monkey.