Engineer vs Manager

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 even more."

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." !