There are people who are indispensable to the point that entire products, teams, or companies rely on them (for better or worse). The company very well may not

There are people who are indispensable to the point that entire products, teams, or companies rely on them (for better or worse). The company very well may not go on running if they are hit by a bus. At the very least a product (or products) may be cut and teams made vestigial or laid off.