corporate ladder

American  

noun

1. the hierarchical order of position, title, or rank, as in a large corporation.

   to work one's way up the corporate ladder.

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Example Sentences

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

Still, buy-in from the entire corporate ladder is necessary.

From Seattle Times

Since joining the company in 1998 in a position at the Disneyland Resort, D’Amaro has steadily climbed the corporate ladder.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• food chain
• hierarchy
• power structure
• social structure