climbed the ladder
- ascendedMoved to higher position
- rungLadder's horizontal step
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- successFavorable outcome attained
ambitious · career · rose · scaling · steps · heights · advancement · upward · mounting · elevated · social · hierarchy · top · achievement · striving · executive · corner office · hustled
career trajectory
climbed the ladderfell from grace
Lost respected standing
hit rock bottom · crashed and burned · bottomed out · went nowhere · washed out
ambition and effort
climbed the ladderstayed put
Continued in place
coasted · treaded water · gave up · dropped out · stood still