This is a joke I think is very clever. I think it is a good description of some people I know….
A man flying in a hot-air balloon was lost. He lost altitude and spotted a man walking. “Excuse me, can you help me out?” he shouted to the man on the ground. “ I promised my friend I would meet him a half hour ago, but I don't know where I am.”
“ Of course”, the man responded. “Your in a hot-air balloon hovering about 30 feet above this field. You are between 40 and 42 degrees north latitude and between 60 and 62 degrees west longitude.”
“ You must be an engineer” the balloonist responded.
“ I am” the man replied, “ How did you know?”
“ Everything you told me is correct” the balloonist said “but I have no idea what to make of the information you have given me, and the fact is, I am still lost”
“ You're a manager, aren't you?” the man on the ground yelled.
“ I am “ replied the balloonist “ but how did you know?”
“ Easy “ said the man, “ you don't know where you are or where you are going. You've made a promise you have no idea how to keep, and now you expect me to help you solve your problem. The fact is, you're in the exact same position you were in before we met, but now somehow it is my fault!”
