There is a Hungarian word fejetlenség, literally, having no head, in the state of having no head, meaning a situation where a state or an organisation is an unruly mess.
Is there an English expression for this?
http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/disorganization
gives many synonyms
but I did not find one that uses this way of expression
a figurative one
is there one?
UPDATE: unruly mess itself might be close, as
http://www.finedictionary.com/unruly.html
says unruly is “unwilling to submit authority”, in my words: disobedience
but what I want to emphasize is that there is no authority, not that people rebel against it
Answer
You should consider rudderless to describe the organisation when no (real) boss is present.
rudderless (adjective)
(of an organization) without anyone in control and therefore unable to take decisions
You should check unaccountable from the perspective of the staff when no (real) boss is present.
: not required to explain actions or decisions
: not required to be responsible for something
Attribution
Source : Link , Question Author : Gergely , Answer Author : alwayslearning
