Career ladder
Career ladder (alternatively known as a corporate ladder; hereinafter, the Ladder) is a series of defined rank positions from lower career level to higher career level. Career progressions from one position to another position are called career ladder promotions.
The Ladder is a metaphor for job promotion from lower career levels and up to higher levels of pay, skill, responsibility, or authority. This metaphor doesn't reflect those career progressions that differ from the upward one.
