Dumb managers?!

Ever since I took up management studies, I hear a lot about dumb managers. However, this one topped them all!

A visitor walked into the GM's room. The GM who was apparently busy on a fixed phone call, asked the visitor to be seated. The visitor took his seat and waited for the manager to finish his call. Once he was done, the GM apologized to the visitor for having to make him wait and explained that there was an important customer on the other end of the line. The visitor smiled and replied, "Well, Sir! I don't think that's possible, 'cause your secretary called me up to come over and fix up the phone cable, she told me that the line was dead!"

Yet to find the GM's reply :)

Are you a manager?

I read this joke somewhere...

A manager was flying over to a conference in an air balloon. Having forgotten his compass, he lost his way in the skies. He was scanning the ground for help, when at last he spotted a gentleman on the road. He lowered his balloon and told the gentleman that he was lost, and in need of help. He said with a smile, "I'm lost. Can you please tell me where I am?" The gentleman politely replied, "You're in a hot air balloon hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You are presently at 51°16'N, 101°32'W."

The obviously upset manager shot back, "Are you an engineer?" "Yes," said the gentleman, "but how did you find out?" "Well, 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 to me at all. If anything you did is delayed my trip even more," quipped the manager. "Are you an manager?" asked the gentleman. "Yes" The gentleman sarcastically smiled, "I knew, I guessed right. You don't know where you are, or where you're going. You have risen to where you are, with the help of a lot 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!"

MBA vs Engineer

This particular joke won an award for the best joke in a competition organized in Britain and this joke was sent by an Indian...

An MBA and an engineer go on a camping trip, set up their tent and fall asleep. Some hours later, the engineer wakes his MBA friend, "Look up at the sky and tell me what you see." The MBA replies, "I see millions of stars." "What does that tell you?" The MBA ponders for a minute. "Astronomically speaking, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, it tells me that Saturn is in Leo. Time wise, it appears to be approximately a quarter past three. Theologically, it's evident the Lord is all-powerful and we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. Economically, there are mass scales of stars in the sky. So 'Economy of Scale' would be the ideal strategy in that market. Strategically, such market would be a volume driven market. Financially, it would be a low margin market. For a HR perspective, we would require huge man-power. Well, what does that tell you?"

The engineer is silent for a moment, then speaks:

"PRACTICALLY......... Someone has STOLEN OUR TENT!!!"

The humor aside, the message is clear: PAY ATTENTION TO DETAILS!