[DarkPira7e]

Let me explain, since misleading title is likely misleading.

I work at a hospital. I do IT support, so I work with everyone- patient to CEO. Most of my co-workers identify doctors as "doctor" rather than using their name. For instance rather than "Yes, of course Ellis" it'd be "Yes, of course doctor".

I almost make it my mission statement to be sure I treat everyone as an equal to myself. This may seem like common sense, but believe me, in a role as social as IT support, there is a lot of implicit and explicit bias on both ends.
The doctors look down on IT staff, the IT staff think doctors are thankless airheads. The environmental services staff (trash and floor duty) staff think IT staff are genius, and IT staff think they are illiterate 3rd world sleeze. IT staffing are afraid to break rank and directly address or speak to other IT department managers or chairs, etc.

I am pleasant, and offer the same level of encouragement through whatever trouble the person I'm helping is experiencing. I seem to be unique in my department, because I don't mind directly approaching my department chair if I have a question. I refer to doctors by their given name, I don't sigh before answering a page from the kitchen staff or talk about how dumb a patient was after helping them with my peers.

Flattening out this nonsense makes my job way easier, more fun, and rewarding. My teammates think I'm commiting career suicide by not treating doctors or my management as lords. I've never been chastised by anyone for "not being respectful". I also refuse to be treated like a dog, so of course I know I'm being rebellious.

Anyway, enough word vomit; what are your thoughts? Do you have a tendency to avoid employment rank when working with people? Do you fear speaking out of turn to your manager and being shit-canned, or do you talk to them as you would your neighbor or co-workers? I certainly have no plans to change, I'm just curious. Also, I need to add this- I am in no way disrespectful, I just ignore social hierarchy.