KP nuts or a bottle of Brown?

A man walked into a pub, ordered some nuts and a bottle, turned around and told the following story …

“There were two men he knew, both promoted to leadership roles, who were greeted with thunderous applause by people at large. They initially gave the impression of being very successful and having a mastery of their briefs. However when times got tough arguments about who to blame for the failures quickly arose. The tensions between key players unfortunately became public and people became unsettled. When the men looked around for support their teams thought their behaviour odd and unacceptable …”

… the man paused and threw the nuts down his throat before continuing …

“… well one of them faced the reality of the situation very quickly, swallowed his pride and quit before being pushed. However people still think he is good at his previous job and fully expect him to reprise that role with continuing success. The other man sank into a sorry delusion …”

… the man looked wistfully at his beer going rapidly flat …

“… hanging on believing the world owes him grateful thanks for all he has done. However the previous job this second man did is now coming under closer scrutiny and people are finding out that he was not nearly as good as they (or he) had all believed. In fact things are turning so bad that not only do they not like what he is doing in the role he now fills but also questioning how did he ever get the promotion when his previous record was so poor?”

… the man looked at his now nearly completely flat drink …

“You know what? I’ll think I’ll leave this alone, the sooner I’m rid of it the better.”