Apr 03 2008
Engineering and Management
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 ago, 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.”
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.”
[...] Original post by Michael [...]
LOL I used to work for that guy in the balloon!
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Brilliant!
Welcome to my job, which is translating for the the two. The joys of technical writing.
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Heard that one before..but the balloonist was a Democrat and the woman was a Republican. Always a classic!
@Kelly - fun life, isn’t it?
@HaleyHughes - I do not envy you. I have done a bit of that, and it has its rewards but too often the two sides cannot agree on how they want things presented.
@The BoBo - I have not heard Democrat / Republican one. I will have to look that on up.