Agree.
People who do worthwhile work know that their work is worthwhile and don’t need to give themselves trophies for it. An engineer who designs and builds a successful project might get a certificate in a plastic frame. Or maybe without the frame. The people who collect our garbage and clean our offices are nearly invisible. I value them much more highly than any actor.
Bill Withers got it. He was working on airplanes when his recording career took off:
“When I was repairing airplanes, that was a vital gig because you can lose a lot of lives if that job isn’t done properly. Even when I was working on bathroom seats, at least that was constructive. I challenge anybody: I won’t sing for a month and you don’t go to the bathroom for a month and let’s see who comes off with less misery.”