How do I stop judging people by their job status?

You are honest enough to admit that you still rank people by status, even while you are learning that all honest work has dignity. That honesty matters, because you cannot change a habit you will not look at. Most people who judge by status never notice they are doing it. You do, and that is where change begins. The pull toward status runs deep; we are taught to measure worth by title and pay from a young age. But watch closely and you will see it does not hold up. The person who does honest work well, whatever the job, has something the status-chaser often lacks: self-respect that does not depend on looking down on anyone. So practice seeing the work, not the rank. This week, when you catch yourself sizing someone up by their job, stop and notice one thing they do with care or skill. Dignity lives in how a person works, not in where they sit. Train your eye to find it and the old habit slowly loosens.