|
A group of managers were given the assignment to measure the height of a flagpole.
So they went to the flagpole with a ladder and measuring tape. They keep falling
off the ladder, dropping the tape and the whole thing is in a mess.
An engineer comes along and sees what they are trying to do.
He walks over, pulls the flagpole out of the ground, lay it flat, measures it from
end to end, gives the measurement to one of the managers and walks away.
After the engineer left, one manager turns to another and laughs.
"Isn't that just like an engineer? We are looking for the height and
he gives us the length!"
|
|
|
|
|
Smells like Captain America.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
|
|
|
|
|
Did they add 10% for "estimate contingency" then divide it in half for "deadline heroism"?
(Otherwise how are we sure that they are managers.. other than that a group of them are trying to perform a task that isn't parallelisable...)
|
|
|
|
|
Duncan Edwards Jones wrote: divide it in half for "deadline heroism"
That explains a lot how they set the deadlines 
--
"My software never has bugs. It just develops random features."
|
|
|
|
|
That's exactly how i think about Managers
if(this.signature != "")
{
MessageBox.Show("This is my signature: " + Environment.NewLine + signature);
}
else
{
MessageBox.Show("404-Signature not found");
}
|
|
|
|
|
Typical engineer, neglects to tell the managers to factor in the section that goes into the ground. And the engineer will find a way to make it the interns fault when the manager purchases a flag that is too large to fit on the pole.
It was broke, so I fixed it.
|
|
|
|
|
Typical mid-level managers, not realising when the chairman said "run this up the flag pole and see who salutes" he was using a metaphor.
|
|
|
|
|
Never heard of a manager doing himself his own assignement.
Veni, vidi, vici.
|
|
|
|
|
Struck me as odd, I would have thought they would schedule a set of meetings to decide which of them will assign it to a minion.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
|
|
|
|
|
Yes and due to the upside down pyramid-shaped hierarchy, the meeting is useless, since the minion is always the same. 
Veni, vidi, vici.
|
|
|
|
|
|
I have been working on an article for the last 2 days. I was just adding the project files just before I published. Not sure what happened, but the article content reverted back to the default text that is shown for new articles. I cant seem to find an versions of this article. Is there any way of getting this article back or is that it?
|
|
|
|
|
Yes : do not do anything anymore with the editor and drop a message here[^], this will send a message to the site support, and they *might* be able to help you.
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.
|
|
|
|
|
Create your article content *offline*, and then copy/paste your content into the article submission wizard. That's absolutely the best way to do it.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
-----
You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
-----
When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
|
|
|
|
|
You've been very quiet for the last couple of months, I hope all is well.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
|
|
|
|
|
Yes, the Lounge is really boring without the Elephants and Sunshines.
|
|
|
|
|
Some crows rush int o a police station
"I think we've been murdered"
|
|
|
|
|
Ravenous crime spree baffles Scotland Yard!
Police are investigating a "murder of crows"!
Cheers!
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
|
|
|
|
|
Did you hear that as a tweet?
|
|
|
|
|
|
He's been raven about it all day!!
|
|
|
|
|
Fish and Chips rush into the police station.
"I think we've been a-salted."
|
|
|
|
|
Are you certain the fish wasn't also battered
|
|
|
|
|
|
A Flower rushes into a police station.
"I think I'm being stalked"
|
|
|
|
General 
News 
Suggestion 
Question 
Bug 
Answer 
Joke 
Praise 
Rant 
Admin 
Submit an article or tip
