top-heavy
Definitions
Having a disproportionately heavy or large upper part, making it unstable or prone to tipping.
Having too many people in senior or management positions relative to the number of lower-level staff.
Heavily weighted toward the beginning or the initial stages of something.
Examples
The vase was so top-heavy that it tipped over at the slightest touch.
The company's management structure is too top-heavy, with far more executives than entry-level employees.
Synonyms
unstable lopsided imbalanced precarious overweighted at the top