Ladders Mugs

"You can get off your high horse now."

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.'

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

The Corporate Ladder and the Corporate Elevator.

'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.'

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."

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.'

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

"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.'

"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."

Building business relations.

Texturing the Walls

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

'Here you are, Simmons!'

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

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

Ladder of Success.

'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!"

Planting a Flag on the Summit

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

'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'."

"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."

Painting

"I hope it indicates a quick promotion."

'That's our corporate ladder.'