I'm the head of IT at Statistics Iceland. I describe myself as a hacker turned manager so that other hackers don't have to (but I sure do miss hacking all the time).
I used to use the term bus factor but people have found that too gloomy (they don't want to think about death). I've therefore started using the term lottery factor instead when talking about other people's bus factor: "If people win the lottery and walk out the door with not a care in the world".
Although, I still think about it as the bus factor when thinking about my own work.
I used to use the term bus factor but people have found that too gloomy (they don't want to think about death). I've therefore started using the term lottery factor instead when talking about other people's bus factor: "If people win the lottery and walk out the door with not a care in the world".
Although, I still think about it as the bus factor when thinking about my own work.
My mentor calls it "getting hit by the lotto bus".