Light Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100; Flight Crew Total 4000; Flight Crew Type 100
Workload; Troubleshooting; Situational Awareness; Physiological - Other; Other / Unknown; Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Environment - Non Weather Related; Staffing; Human Factors
From frequency XYZ.A to XZB.A we not only received a ridiculously late handoff; but we in turn found our self at 22;000 feet 30 miles out from the airport.  We were only able to maneuver to descend because of visual conditions.This is the first of many reports due to ATC inappropriate staffing.  The Controller that was unable to hand us off was clearly saturated with work and busy enough to make us pilots concerned that the Controller did not have ours or others best interests at hand.
Pilot reported communication issues with ATC left them too high near their destination and stated the Controller was overworked and understaffed.