Landing in a job and finding myself at the bottom of a corporate ladder, I made it my drive and focus to scale it, climbing over the course of a couple of years, and just when the top rung seemed to be in reach, a pair of pink pom-pom shoes appeared on them before me. Someone had stepped over latterly from another, slightly higher ladder, leaving me to stay put. But just now, growing complacent and impatient, I reached up and another rung had forged itself. Progress at least, or maybe just a better vantage point to view my options.