Hot Air Balloon

A woman in a hot air balloon, realizing she was lost, reduced altitude and spotted a man below.  She descended further and shouted to the man, “Excuse me, can you help me?  I promised a friend I would meet her 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 in IT,” said the woman.
“Actually I am, how did you know?” replied the man.
“Well,” said the balloonist, “everything you have 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,” she replied, “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 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 before we met, but now, somehow, it’s my fucking fault.”

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