corporate ladder

Example Sentences

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Now what was once a stable position feels like a ticking time bomb, with employees who worked their way up the corporate ladder awaiting their turn for a video call announcing their last day.

From The Wall Street Journal

He climbed the corporate ladder, bought a spacious four-bedroom home for his family and saved for a comfortable retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal

A common conservative line of thinking is that women have been fed a lie that climbing the corporate ladder will bring them true fulfillment.

From Slate

If you're considering leaving your current employer to start your own business, for example, the years spent climbing the corporate ladder are not necessarily wasted.

From Salon

But after just a year on the job, he realized that climbing the corporate ladder was not for him.

From Seattle Times