The underlying metaphor of this story is the idea of the career ladder. You start at the bottom of the pay and prestige scale and, rung by rung, step by step, pull yourself toward the top.

For most people, this would be considered career suicide. How would you explain to any prospective employer going forward that you willingly decided to step down ... rung of the ladder for long.

Career coaches are tilting away from talk of performance and parachutes and who moved whose cheese and are helping clients navigate a career ladder that ... s the next micro-step?”) ...

Leffler advised ditching the concept of the career ladder and instead looking for opportunities ... whether they were a step up or lateral in nature, have all prepared me for the opportunity ...

These days, career paths can operate in completely different ways than before. Many people now think that the “career lattice” has replaced — or at least become as common as — the ...