The team's poor performance felt like amateur hour.
amateur hour
idiomA situation or activity in which the participants show a lack of skill, sound judgment, or professionalism.
Origin
first recorded 20th c. disputed origin, the host of Major Bowes Amateur Hour which was broadcast on the radio in the US from 1934 to 1945]] Probably from the names of series of US radio and television programs such as Major Bowes Amateur Hour (broadcast on the radio 1934–1945) and The Original Amateur Hour (on the radio 1948–1952, and on television 1948–1970).
The project failed because the manager did not prepare, making the whole meeting feel like amateur hour.
Watching the disorganized staff struggle to handle the simple crisis, the consultant could only describe the entire operation as amateur hour.
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