If it is deserved though merit them privilege is one thing. Unfortunately in the UK it is not. A prime example of this was an interview with Jamie Lee Curtis. As you may or may not know she is married to Christopher Guest or Lord Haden-Guest (Spinal tap "this goes up to 11" fame) to give him full title. Now she finds it easier to book a restaurant table in England as Lady Haden-Guest than as Jamie lee Curtis.

The socialist anthem in the UK is called "the red flag". It is the same tune as "Oh Christmas tree". A comic parody uses the lines "The working class can kiss my ass. Ive got the foremans job at last".lol

RHIP - I am not sure if rank deserves it's privileges but they certainly get their privileges.

Good Question .

Right or wrong, yes it does, even in my banking days, I was permitted in a different part of the restaurant to other staff. We had table service, wine and individually prepared meals. I was young and no comfortable with this so ate with people my own age in the adjoining cafeteria. In my last company, execs would always go for an expensive meals during meetings, weekend in resorts for planning sessions, more expensive cars. Some took it to extremes, in 1999 we hot some financial problems. The exec team were not concerned, as it only meant putting off about a dozen field staff. hmmm, it was those same execs whose failing brought on the crisis, field staff are the ones that bring in the money. Our MD was heading to Tuscany for long service leave, his last act before going was to sack the exec team apart from myself, I negotiated their exit packages. So, 5 overpaid under productive clowns gone and we kept the field staff, trained up some from the ranks into new supervisory positions. I wish more places would do htis. I wish we could sack 95% of our elected officials, and just get our public servants to do the work without being bugged all the time.

You should always remember the little guy. The little guy will remember you. To me is just the humble thing. My godfather (catholic religion) was an army engineering officer and many years later my neighbor across the street had served under my godfather and to him I was like the greatest guy because he was very fond of his best officer ever. I don't treat anyone as a "servant" or a "slave". I was not raised like that. Working in the art department of a company printing shoppers, we at the art dept were upstairs always clean and you go down to the printer and those guys were in their inked uniforms, there was like a division but I ate lunch with them, talk to them on my breaks and hung out socially, they could come to me when they needed a favor as an equal. When I was Leading Petty Officer in the Navy I was told many times by my Chief or Divo, let your little guys work alone without help otherwise they think they can't do it without help. Leadership is a skill with many layers. Then there is the guy that can only supervise and don't know how to do anything else. Pity that guy, I had one of those working for me too.

When I was a territory sales manager for Drake Bakeries (now combined with Hostess) I used to supervise Union drivers and hopped on trucks with them as early as 3:00 am. I also had to do a route if a driver was on vacation in ME, NH and VT. In addition I ran the depot when the depot manager was on vacation. I was Sales but we cross trained which benefitted everyone.

If someone asked for one, I always wrote good references for someone that was trying to better themselves

I was a utilities supervisor for awhile at an oil refinery. The scaffold builder's found an old abandoned break room to eat at. It was 95 degrees outside and 65 percent humidity. People were sweating in the shade. I ordered an air conditioner for them and 2 fans to circulate the air. Little things mean a lot.