Title: A Manager, Engineer, and a Programmer...

There was an engineer, manager and programmer driving down a steep 
mountain road.
     
The brakes failed and the car careened down the road out of control.
     
Half way down the driver managed to stop the car by running it against 
the embankment narrowing avoiding going over a cliff.
     
They all got out, shaken by their narrow escape from death, but 
otherwise unharmed.
     
The manager said "To fix this problem we need to organize a committee, 
have meetings, and through a process of continuous improvement, develop 
a solution."
     
The engineer said "No that would take too long, and besides that method 
never worked before. I have my trusty pen knife here and will take apart 
the brake system, isolate the problem and correct it."
     
The programmer said "I think your both wrong!  I think we should all 
push the car back up the hill and see if it happens again."

From: Karen


And, a variation:

There are three engineers in a car; an electrical engineer, a chemical 
engineer and a Microsoft engineer. Suddenly the car just stops by the side 
of the road, and the three engineers look at each other wondering what 
could be wrong. The electrical engineer suggests stripping down the 
electronics of the car and trying to trace where a fault might have 
occurred. The chemical engineer, not knowing much about cars, suggests that 
maybe the fuel is becoming emulsified and getting blocked somewhere.  Then, 
the Microsoft engineer, not knowing much about anything, comes up with a 
suggestion, "Why don't we close all the windows, get out, get back in, open 
the windows again, and maybe it'll work !?"


From: Hank