A Man in a Balloon

A man in a hot air balloon realized that he was lost.
He reduced his altitude and spotted a woman below. 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 engineer," said the balloonist.

"I am," replied the woman, "How did you know?"

"Well," answered the balloonist," everything you told
me is probably technically correct, but I've no idea
what to make of your information. The fact is, I'm
still lost. Frankly, you haven't been much help at
all. If anything, you've delayed my trip."

The woman below responded, "You must be a manager."

"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 that you are exactly in the same position you
were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my
fault."

Awesome. need I say something?
I also recall reading a very nice article in the Forbes magazine on a similar note. It was in jest yet a very purposeful one. I will give the links as soon as I get hold of it.

Update: Got the link...

Why your boss is overpaid?

Sample this - The ugly truth is that your boss is probably overpaid--and it's for your benefit, not his. Why? It might be because he isn't being paid for the work he does but, rather, to inspire you. In other words, we work our socks off in underpaying jobs in the hope that one day we'll win the rat race and become overpaid fat cats ourselves. Economists call this "tournament theory."