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11-04-2005, 07:03 PM
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
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 in IT," 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 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 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 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."
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
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 in IT," 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 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 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 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."