“Climb The Ladder or Scale The Lattice?

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How would you describe your previous or current employer’s career progression system?

A corporate ladder which had a series of rungs which employees climb as they gain more authority in the organization? Or a lattice system, as coined by Deloitte LLP?  I.E. allowing movement in any direction to have work fit the employee’s life.

My path reflected the classic Baby Boomer sequence, i.e. aspiring to climb the corporate ladder until I decided to forego the chase and stay “in the field” as a technical sales engineer.  I did not want to move from New York or San Francisco to less exotic places.

The New York Times’ “Up The Ladder? How Dated, How Linear” article tells the story of a Deloitte woman executive.

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