Career Progression Pillows

"My narrative have so arc."

Cycle of Professional Development

Five year time...

"I started out fetching."

Corporate Ladder

'Cheer up! In 30 years time you could be sitting in my chair.'

'If you keep convincing people at work that you are irreplaceable, how can you ever be promoted?'

"My rise in the company was solely based on convincing management that I was a nerd in high school."

"The corner ledge is reserved for senior management."

Scapegoat of the Year

'You could work at any fortune 500 company... Why have you applied at our little shop?'

"Well, if I was ambitious, we'd have a nice house and more money, but I'd never be around."

"Great news. They gave me a corner office."

'I started as an office boy and growled my way to the top.'

'How about a small rise?' - 'No, but how about a large reference?.'

"Remember, Collins, at the end of the day if you can look yourself in the mirror, you'll probably never make partner."

'Sorry I missed your last memo, Big Guy.'

First you're a law student, then you're a lawyer, then you're a judge, then you're a politician, then you're a criminal.

'I've finally passed that stage of mild trepidation to fear and loathing.'

'It isn't what I imagined when I joined as an intern.'

'He will observe your text now...'

'Not that much chance for advancement, but the conviction rate is low.'

'Congratulations, Henderson -- I'm promoting you from henchman to crony.'

'All these lateral hires to US firms just show how rotten to the core the legal profession is...'

'I started at the bottom, running mazes in the lab.'

"We're still negotiating. I want a six-figure starting salary and they don't want to hire me."

"I'm in charge of the research project, but I want to be in charge of ALL the research projects."

“I know you’re really busy right now, but when you have a chance I’d love to pick your brain about how you got to where you are today.”

"Oh, just great, Dick. How are things going with you?"

"You've got your corner office, so what more do you want?"

'Do you think, perhaps, that we could start shooting for a few longer-term goals around here?'

'I hope you're not threatened by powerful women, because you're fired.'

Where your mind & battle are los

"The good news is you’re the only one we’re not firing ... the bad news is you’re the only one to run the department."

'We invest so much money in training staff...it's a mystery to me why businesses would risk losing them.'