Three colleagues are sharing a car on a road trip. One is a manager, one is an engineer, and one is a programmer.
During the drive, on an isolated road, the car sputters and conks out. The three people discuss how they should deal with the situation.
“Let’s call someone,” says the manager. “They will come and solve the problem for us.”
“No, we’ll sit here and wait a long time,” says the engineer. “Let’s pop the hood and poke around and see if we can figure out what’s wrong.”
“I have an idea,” says the programmer. “Let’s all get out of the car, wait a couple of minutes, and get back in, and see if the car works again.”