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Blame domino

The phenomenon in which an employee is chastised by his or her superior and then feels compelled to chastise their inferiors. In a large organization, this can involve a large number of people falling like dominoes.
"Jones, you cretin! I just got my clock cleaned by my boss because of you. Rest assured that you will get yours now."

"Hey Smith, don't involve me in your blame domino!"
by Cirdellin January 12, 2010
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