Isn't it a strange world where jobs without which society wouldn't function, such as binmen and cleaners, are considered less 'worthy' than 'makey-up' jobs like

Well said, for me, whether you are the CEO, a colleague doing the same job or any other job, you will get the same level of respect from me and I will make time to speak to you, unless you have given me reason to think that you are a Mé féiner in which case, I will be civil to you, but won't go out of my way to talk to you, seems fair enough to me.