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scorpio_man
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Engineers and Management
« on: Nov 9th, 2005, 7:07am » |
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Engineers and Management: >> > A woman in a hot air balloon realized she was lost. She reduced >> >altitude and spotted a man below. She descended a bit more and >>shouted >> >"Excuse me, can you help? I promised a friend I would meet him an >>hour >> >ago, but I don't know where I am." >> > >> > The man below replied "You are in a hot air balloon, hovering >> >approximately 30 feet above the ground. You are 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" he replied. "How did you know?" >> > >> > "Well," answered the balloonist, "Everything you told me is >> >technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your >> >information, and the fact is, I am still lost. Frankly, you've >>not been >> >much help so far." >> > >> > The man responded, "You must be in management." >> > >> > "I am" she replied, "But how did you know?" >> > >> > "Well," said the man, "You don't know where you are, or where >> >you are going. You have risen to where you are, due to a large >>quantity >> >of hot air. You made a promise, which you have 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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Chad66
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Re: Engineers and Management
« Reply #1 on: Nov 9th, 2005, 2:06pm » |
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Made me chuckle......although being an engineer who's moved into management I seem to have a conflict of interest....
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Octavian_P
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Re: Engineers and Management
« Reply #2 on: Nov 10th, 2005, 10:21am » |
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Verry good one
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Big_Green_Tank
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Re: Engineers and Management
« Reply #3 on: Nov 17th, 2005, 7:09pm » |
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I agree so good I sent it a few mates! Bob
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