(be) pushed from pillar to post

(be) pushed from pillar to post
be driven, pushed, etc. from ˌpillar to ˈpost idiom
to be forced to go from one person or situation to another without achieving anything

Morale is very low. People have just had enough of being thrown from pillar to post.

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