jackofallgeeks | Yoinked from harald387

"Management Theory"

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 me? I promised a friend I
would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."

The man 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 man, "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 man below responded, "You must be in Management."

"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"

"Well," said the man, "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',i
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."

And as a twist on how to look at this, I quote Kincaid:

"I would also note that the engineer blamed the user for a standards error, couldn't tell the difference between figurative and literal hot air, and was tactless to somebody in a position to shit on his head. Whose expense is this joke at, again? O:)