It satirizes Mead's own career by depicting the rise of eager young J. Pierrepont Finch ... a window-washer who joins a huge corporation by starting in the mail room, and becomes chairman of the board a week later.
It mocks Mead's own professional trajectory by portraying the ascent of ambitious young J. Pierrepont Finch ... a window-cleanser who begins in the mail room and rises to become chairman of the board within a week.