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Define: "Throw under the bus" in Business
Fiscal Threat Level
HIGH
Multi-headcount capital waste
CWO Pro-Tip
"Keep rigorous logs and email trails. Your packet captures are your only defense against the developers."
What HR thinks it means:
To blame a colleague or team for a mistake in order to protect oneself or one's department.
What does "Throw under the bus" actually mean?
"The primary communication protocol utilized during a post-mortem RCA call."
How HR uses it:
"It is vital to maintain team unity and avoid throwing colleagues under the bus."
How you actually use it:
"The developers threw network ops under the bus when their application crashed during peak load."
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