"Actually, the whole general kerfuffle that I'm reacting to smacks of, "See how easy it is?" syndrome. Someone is capable either through natural ability or years of experience, to do something quickly and accurately. And every time they are dealing with someone relatively new, or who has a different skill set, they keep harping at them and making the point that the task is incredibly easy, inferring that the person is either stupid, untalented, lazy, or all three."

*nods*

In one place I worked we relied on file clerks to get customer packets for us from secure storage. Now, this was a low paid and shit job, basically pulling files all day and delivering them to the desks of 'important' staff. I always made sure I thanked them every time they delivered something to my desk. Yes, it's their job. Yes, in a way it is creating work for me. And yes, it is dead easy to do (and low paid). But y'know what, without them i could not do my job, and they weren't just invisible people who didn't deserve recognition. They even got to know my name, which in a place that size is saying something.