the difference between engineers and managers, haha

Vaskez · 02-23-2006, 04:04 PM

A woman in a hot air balloon realised 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 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.

RoSs_bg2_rox · 02-23-2006, 07:53 PM

Oooo, harsh! Well, one of the major sources of unemployment in the UK is delayering; i.e a company having 5 managers instead of 10, and making the 5 managers cover the same work load. So maybe there's a wee bit of truth...

Mack_Attack · 02-23-2006, 08:22 PM

Now that is good. I need to print that off and put that on the wall. Here at work. I may have to put another name othere than mine.

Hivetyrant · 02-24-2006, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Mack_Attack:
Now that is good. I need to print that off and put that on the wall. Here at work. I may have to put another name othere than mine.

Lol, I was thinking the exact same thing!

Sever · 02-24-2006, 06:26 AM

[img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] As a fabrication engineer myself, i really enjoyed that. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]

Cloudbringer · 02-24-2006, 08:52 AM

Good one, Vaskie!

02-23-2006, 04:04 PM	#1
Vaskez Takhisis Follower Join Date: April 30, 2001 Location: szép Magyarország (well not right now) Posts: 5,089	A woman in a hot air balloon realised 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 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. __________________ Too set in his ways to ever relate If he could set that aside, there'd be heaven to pay But weathered and aged, time swept him to grave Love conquers all? Damn, I'd say that area's gray

02-23-2006, 07:53 PM	#2
RoSs_bg2_rox Zartan Join Date: May 20, 2003 Location: Near Aberdeen, Scotland Age: 34 Posts: 5,225	Oooo, harsh! Well, one of the major sources of unemployment in the UK is delayering; i.e a company having 5 managers instead of 10, and making the 5 managers cover the same work load. So maybe there's a wee bit of truth... __________________ [img]\"http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/ladyzekke/dragonwater2.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

02-23-2006, 08:22 PM	#3
Mack_Attack Osiris - Egyptian God of the Underworld Join Date: May 22, 2001 Location: Sherwoodpark,Alberta,Canada Age: 51 Posts: 2,929	Now that is good. I need to print that off and put that on the wall. Here at work. I may have to put another name othere than mine. __________________

02-24-2006, 06:26 AM	#5
Sever Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: October 31, 2002 Location: Western Australia Age: 43 Posts: 3,293	[img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] As a fabrication engineer myself, i really enjoyed that. [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] __________________ Say say, oh playmate i cannot play with you my dolly's got the flu boo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo

02-24-2006, 08:52 AM	#6
Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	Good one, Vaskie! __________________ "Don't take life for granted." Animal (may he rest in peace)

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