Management

[GodFather]

" A person in hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced
altitude and spotted a person 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 person below replied, ' You are in hot air balloon hovering
approximately 30 feet above the ground. You are between 40 and 41
degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude'.

' You must be in Information Technology', said the balloonist.

' I am', replied the person below, ' How did you know ?'

' Well', answered the balloonist, ' everything you told me is
technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your
information and the fact is I am still lost. Frankly, you have not
been much help at all. If anything, you have delayed my trip'.

The person below responded, ' You must be in Management'.

' I am', replied the balloonist, ' but how did you know ?'

' Well, said the person below, ' You don't know where you are or where
you are 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 in before we
met, but now, somehow, it is my fault'.