One day they take a break and decide to walk the beach during their lunch hour. Along the way one of them spots an old lamp, half buried in the sand. They pick it up and start to rub the sand off. As they rub the lamp a genie appears and says "Normally I grant anyone that rubs this lamp three wishes, but since there are three of you, I'll grant each of you one wish."

The hardware engineer goes first. "I want to spend the rest of my life living in a huge house in St. Thomas, with no money worries and surrounded by beautiful women who worship me." The genie granted him his wish and sends him off to St. Thomas.

The software engineer goes next. "I want to spend the rest of my life living on a huge yacht cruising the Mediterranean, with no money worries and surrounded by handsome men who worship me." The genie grants her her wish and sends her off to the Mediterranean.

Last, but not least, the project manager takes his turn. "And what is your wish?" asks the genie.

"I want them both back at their desks as soon as they finish lunch."

Thank you to Thomas Sippl for first telling me this joke.

At last the car slows and finally stops as they start up the next grade.

All three jump out of the car. The sales rep kisses the ground, turns to the other two and says "There's no way you're going to get me to sell this car."

The hardware engineer next bends to the earth, but instead of kissing the ground, she slides under the car. A few minutes later she pops back out. "It's a hardware defect. We need to take it back to the shop."

The project manager, meanwhile, has been checking his watch and observing his partners. He checks his watch one more time, opens the door and climbs into the drivers seat. "Get in" he says. "This is the first time this project has ever been ahead of schedule."

Thank you to Tim Hammer for first telling me this joke.