Indirect parties

People who never show up on the plan but absorb its knock-on effects. They don't attend, decide, or operate anything. They feel it one step removed, through a schedule that shifts, work that gets covered, or a cost that lands somewhere else.

People who never show up on the plan but absorb its knock-on effects. They don't attend, decide, or operate anything. They feel it one step removed, through a schedule that shifts, work that gets covered, or a cost that lands somewhere else.

Example

For the lake trip, the indirect list includes your sister-in-law's coworker taking her shifts that week, the neighbor feeding two dogs for nine days, and the host's spouse who did not invite anyone but loses the guest room and the kitchen.