Once during a Management training program, a team of Senior Managers were given an assignment to measure the height of a flagpole. So these Managers went out to the flagpole with ladders and tape.
They're falling off the ladders, dropping the measuring tape - the whole thing is just a mess.
An Engineer comes along and sees what they're trying to do, walks over, pulls the flagpole out of the ground, lays it flat, measures it from end to end, gives the measurement to one of the managers,
Re-erects the flagpole and walks straight-away.
After the Engineer has gone, one Manager turns to another and laughs
"Isn't that just like an engineer? We're looking for height and he gives the length!"
Moral : No matter what good you do, Managers can always find fault in you.
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An engineer can measure height of flag pole without pulling it out of the ground
ReplyThat was taken to be as a humour thing only :)
ReplyYes understood an engineer can apply second law of Newton and measure the height with time and gravity calculation but it won't be accurate if some stone is thrown in air and time is measured based on stone's travel until the pole peak and hitting back ground.
Let us Smile and move on :)
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ReplyIt is a very simple for Civil engineer to calculate height of pole using simple rule of trigonometry. Someone can use total station. just take base distance, measure angel and calculate height of triangle i.e pole (I enjoyed humor, it depicts management behavior and experience proved it. Even experienced engineers in management positions behave in similar fashion, just replied for fun. do not take it serious brother)
ReplyOh great !
ReplyI didn't think that way...and I loved the way you elaborated it :)
Thanks!