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Hot
Air Balloonist⦠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'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 in Information Technology," said the exasperated balloonist.
"I am," replied the woman, "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 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'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.
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