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(Message started by: scorpio_man on Nov 9^th, 2005, 7:07am)

Title: Engineers and Management
Post by scorpio_man on Nov 9^th, 2005, 7:07am

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."

Title: Re: Engineers and Management
Post by Chad66 on Nov 9^th, 2005, 2:06pm

;D ;D ;D ;D

Made me chuckle......although being an engineer who's moved into management I seem to have a conflict of interest....

Title: Re: Engineers and Management
Post by Octavian_P on Nov 10^th, 2005, 10:21am

Verry good one ;D ;D

Title: Re: Engineers and Management
Post by Big_Green_Tank on Nov 17^th, 2005, 7:09pm

I agree so good I sent it a few mates!

Bob