Ladder Ascenders Gifts

"He worked his way up from kicking the vending machine."

"Well, ordinary men have colleagues. Successful men have victims."

Businessman on stilts: 'I had to step over a lot of people to get where I am today.'

'He got a raise but not enough to help him clear the fence.'

'I've stepped on so many people for the last 20 years to get where I'm at, and I'm still only a middle manager.'

'I can't believe I didn't get that promotion. So many people have passed me by I feel like a road sign on the highway to success.'

Upward Progress

"That arrow always goes to the bottom when I walk by."

Like many of those in tribicles, Mitch dreamed of one day moving up to the real deal.

Man suffering from rope burn due to climbing the corporate ladder

"Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!"

'You're going to have to work your way up to the ground floor like everyone else.'

"The boss can see you now."

"Today we are going to find out if you can that leap."

'By the time I climbed up to this job, I was too tired to do it.'

"Look , Malcolm, I get it that you're ambitious. But can't you put that damn thing down just for a minute?"

'Remember - Reilly's Chairman of the Board, but Henderson's the Alpha male.'

Texturing the Walls

"I've finally arrived. The C.E.O. stopped saying 'who the hell are you' whenever he sees me."

"Why do you always assume I'm going down?"

"You know, there's a corporate elevator."

If a moo can rise to the top, so can I.

Building business relations.

'Here you are, Simmons!'

'You've spelt 'C.V.' wrongly.'

'I'm moving up to be Chairperson of the Board. One of you will be President.'

Ladder of Success.

"I'm beginning to think they replaced the ladder of success with a greased pole."

Ted did have some concerns about the appearance of nepotism.

"The itsy-bitsy spider went up the corporate ladder. And he didn't care how many lives he ruined along the way. I know, this isn't the book Simon & Schuster wants. But it's the damn truth."

"Remember when everyone told you this job would lead you nowhere? Well, you've arrived!"

"No, our company doesn't provide day care or maternity leave."

'Don't worry, the first 30 years of being a painter are the hardest.'

Planting a Flag on the Summit