Define: "Throw under the bus" in Business
Multi-headcount capital waste
"Keep rigorous logs and email trails. Your packet captures are your only defense against the developers."
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."
"It is vital to maintain team unity and avoid throwing colleagues under the bus."
"The developers threw network ops under the bus when their application crashed during peak load."
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