A person flying for 3 hours asks for help getting to a garden party 30 minutes late, but is only given their longitude and latitude without context. They complain that this technical information is not helpful for getting to their destination on time. Another person responds that the first must be in management, as they don't know where they are, where they're going, and made a promise they can't keep, expecting others to solve their problems.

1. A Typical Product Management Problem

2. Excuse me, can you help please?!

3. I’m completely lost, I’ve been flying for 3 hours, and I’ve promised to be at a garden party 30 minutes ago

4. But I have no idea where I am, can you help?

5. Well, your longitude is 38.298559, and latitude is 33.684082. But I’m not sure where you want to go…..

6. … . So I can’t really help you get there.

7. “ You must be in IT!

8. Everything you have told me is technically correct but I’ve no idea what to make of your information and the fact is I’m still lost.

9. Frankly, you’ve not been much help at all. If anything, you’ve delayed my trip.”

10. “ You must be in management. you don’t know where you are or where you’re going.

11. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air.

12. You made a promise, which you’ve no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems.”