Ladder Climber Enthusiast Mugs

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

"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.'

Upward Progress

'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.'

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

"The boss can see you now."

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

Man suffering from rope burn due to climbing the corporate ladder

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

'I'm afraid that the top investment banks are looking for more from job applicants than a 'Top Degree from the University of Hard Knocks'.'

Building business relations.

'I refuse to relinquish the title, 'Top Young Exec'.'

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

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

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

Texturing the Walls

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

'Here you are, Simmons!'

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

Ladder of Success.

Planting a Flag on the Summit

"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."

'Let me guess - you lost a fight against a young challenger who has now replaced you as the company's alpha male!'

"Mrs. Beasley, send the employees a memo stating that, from now on, they are to refer to me as 'Alpha Male'."

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

"Yes, I'm sure you do deserve further career advancement. But if I promote you again you'll have my job!"

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

Rubbish and Everest

'That's our corporate ladder.'

Painting

"I hope it indicates a quick promotion."

Wallpapering with Nails