A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced
altitude and
spotted a woman tending to the flowers in her garden. He
descended a bit
more and shouted, "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a
friend that
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 an Accountant," 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 have 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 have delayed my journey."
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
of 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 somehow it's now become my fault!"
Submitted By The Accountant (the only accountant, I don't know!) in your midst.