Ladder Lovers Gifts

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

'It works on so many levels, Og!'

So which rung are you on my corporate ladder?

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.'

The Corporate Ladder and the Corporate Elevator.

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

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.'

"The boss can see you now."

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

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

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

Man suffering from rope burn due to climbing the corporate ladder

'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'.'

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

Texturing the Walls

Building business relations.

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

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

"My wish is simple—to give something back to the community."

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

'Here you are, Simmons!'

Stratigraphy

Ladder of Success.

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

"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.'

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

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

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."

"I hope it indicates a quick promotion."

Painting

'That's our corporate ladder.'