climbing the corporate ladder

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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 • Dec. 15, 2024

There were logistical issues, like the distance and time it took to attend evening open mics, and financial ones, like finding work and then climbing the corporate ladder.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023

He’s now retired in his early 60s, after a full career climbing the corporate ladder.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2021

And don’t forget: “women are climbing the corporate ladder in the ’80s.”

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2021

Cristal Farrington, 48, was laid off in May after more than two decades of climbing the corporate ladder at New York City firms that buy and distribute specialty foods and restaurant equipment.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2021