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It's hit by a bus because an employee leaving, or dieing of a prolonged illness leaves you time to plan for a departure or possibly ways to retrieve information
by kbenson 8y ago
It's hit by a bus because an employee leaving, or dieing of a prolonged illness leaves you time to plan for a departure or possibly ways to retrieve information from them after they are gone. Immediate unexpected death is a worst case, and "hit by a bus" neatly sidesteps a lot of questions such as whether there was someone with them, whether the other party in the accident was hurt, etc which can derail the point.
- bryanlarsen 8y agoPerhaps its "hit by a bus" because assuming that an employee will give you a solid 2 weeks of documentation on leaving and will be able & willing to answer questions after they leave is very much not a safe assumption.