Engineer vs. Manager
A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He
reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He
descended a bit more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you
help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour
a go, but I don't know where I am."
The woman below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon
hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground.
You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and
between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."
"You must be an engineer," said the balloonist. "I
am," replied the woman, "How did you know?" "Well,"
answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is,
technically correct, but I've no idea what to make of
your information, and the fact is I'm still lost.
Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If
anything, you've delayed my trip." &g! t;
The woman below responded, "You must be in
Management." "I am," replied the balloonist, "but how
did you know?" "Well," said the woman, "you don't know
where you are or where you're going. You have risen to
where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You
made a promise which you've no idea how to keep,and
you expect people beneath you to solve your problems.
The fact is you are in exactly the same position you
were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault."
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