Term of the Day: adult daycare

 adult daycare-- when an older boss comes to work every day, but delegates everything to his/her assistants, not working him/herself, using the job as a place to go. "The old head had entered the adult daycare period of his career, not leaving his office and only playing guitar all day."

Overheard Stagehand Dialogue #66: Would you call that an auto-fucking?

 Worried Stagehand: "Why have you stopped hiring me?"

Head: "I got sick of the bomb-throwing and the shit-stirring. I think you fucked yourself. Would you call that an auto-fucking?"

Expression of the Day: "no tools, no hardware, no interpersonal skills, no dignity"

"no tools, no hardware, no interpersonal skills, no dignity"--a Broadway production carpenter famous for coming to the theater empty handed and only bring his abrasive personality.

Term of the Night: a bomb thrower

 a bomb thrower--stagehand who intentionally says provocative things, to stir the shit. Often collapses when confronted with their bullshit.

Term of the Day: bird-dog someone

 bird-dog someone--to harass a coworker, usually maliciously.

Term of the Night: The Disappearing Stagehand

the Disappearing Stagehand--a stagehand who constantly disappears during the workday. "A friend recommended a young stagehand. He was good, he worked hard and took initiative, then he started disappearing multiple times during the workday. I realized that I had unknowingly hired the Disappearing Stagehand. For my last magic trick, I disappeared him back to the replacement room forever.

Term of the Day: manna from the heavens

manna from the heavens--an unexpected job. From the Old Testament reference. "My show closed and I had no prospects. The sudden opening on the prop crew at the Wintergarden was like manna from the heavens."