dacne of the lemons
n.— «We seldom terminate senior employees, we just move them around the organization hoping we will find a place they will fit. All of us know thse moves happen—we call it the Dance of the Lemons.» —by Dorothy J. Maddux Ethics in Business May, 1989. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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