Ladder Luminary Mugs

The Hobby Store

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.'

Lennon and McCartney.

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

'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 Corporate Ladder and the Corporate Elevator.

Upward Progress

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

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."

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

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

Building business relations.

Texturing the Walls

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

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

'Here you are, Simmons!'

Ladder of Success.

'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."

'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!"

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

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

"Why do people think using big words is a bad thing?"

'That's our corporate ladder.'

Painting

Wallpapering with Nails

"I hope it indicates a quick promotion."

'I know...he must have taken a big shortcut on his career path.'

"Think about it. Maybe it's a good thing the boss doesn't know your name."