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This is Part 3 of 3 of "Step Up To Climb Every Ladder: forgiveness and blame awaits on every rung"

The problem with ambition at work is that there are always shoes on the rung above the one you are balancing on. Well, maybe not always. Take my first corporate ladder as an example.

My first formal job after my first formal degree came with a formal title and a formal office. But on my first formal day, my first formal boss resigned. The man who picked me as being worthy, who promised me riches in exchange for my productive loyalty, walked out the day I walked in.

Unlike most corporate ladders, the one I stood on had only two rungs. And the rung above me was suddenly empty.

That rung was the next one up, yes, but in terms of context and experience, it was a rung too far on a ladder too short. At least for me.