Commercial Fixed Wing
Dispatch Dispatcher
Communication Breakdown; Time Pressure; Workload
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General Flight Cancelled / Delayed
Company Policy; Procedure; Software and Automation; Staffing
Attention Mangers and Chief Dispatcher;I am currently working desk X. In my opinion the workload on my desk is currently unmanageable.  I am requesting immediate assistance due to increased activity. At this point I had one flight holding; multiple reroutes; a MTOW /reroute issue in ZZZ that would have resulted in involve bumping 30+ passenger if unable to get a route approved by the command center. This was all in addition to my normal flight following duties. The amount of flights on the desk; combined with summer weather; ATC proficiency; and crew staffing; have us all operating in the yellow on a continuous basis. I had no choice but to stop issuing releases to avoid going into the red and losing operational control. The manager was able to have another dispatcher prepare some releases for me; but the flights were never actually pulled from my desk.Management is putting too many flights on desks.Once and for all; come up with a joint solution for a workload model that puts safety first.
Dispatcher reported  an unmanageable desk and asked for help.