Engineer meets Top management

Ruchi Gupta (Financial Analyst) (268 Points)

15 May 2010  

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 Sir, 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 lady balloonist.

 

 

"I am", replied the man. 'How did you know?'

 

 

''Well", answered the lady in the balloon, "everything you told me is

technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your

information, and the fact is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been

much help to me at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip even

more."

 

 

The engineer below responded, "You must be in Top Management."

 

 

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

"Well," said the Engineer, "You don't know where you are, or where

you're going. You made a promise, which you've no idea how to keep,

and you expect people beneath you, to solve your problems."