One of my work colleagues sent me this today, I thought it was quite funny -
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 IT," said the 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 friggin' fault!
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I enjoyed this~ It really is true...LOTS AND LOTS OF HOT AIR to those in management especially in businesses.
Happy Friday to you!
My husband, John, got a good chuckle out of this. He deals with those people every day at work. In fact, he works in a weird postition in between. He calls it the twilight zone lol
Here's a blog [post] you will just LOVE!! I'm so sure you'll love it, that if you don't, i'll eat my shorts!! lol
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Comments re. your last 3 posts:
I'm glad you're on track with your weight. Given all the physical pain you're currently experiencing, you deserve much credit for not numbing out with food. Also, Mick, your age surprises me. Having met you, I'd have guessed late 30's to very early 40's.
I think it's fairly common to not recognize people, especially in the case of someone you haven't seen for years. I know it's happened to me on more than a few occasions.
That's a cute joke.
Loved your joke - how true it is.
Sounds like the managers where I work.Also, you must be pleased with your medical results as it's a good indication your heading in the right direction.
Ladies,
I'm sure its true of a lot of top managers.
Cactus,
Sounds like John is in a similar position to me with his job.
I'll check out the other blog.
Arlene,
Thanks for the age comment, I'm feeling younger all the time.
Where did it say something about your age? How old are you?
Cactus,
I put my age on the Wednesday weigh in post, Arlene was commenting on the last 3 posts.
I'm a young 48.
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