I think I see what you meant Teribus. If I'm understanding your last post correctly, you only meant to attribute dignity, trust and responsibility to cleaners in the same way as to any other job, including teaching.

It's true that any job of any sort is for pay, not for fun. And any workers can be assessed (formally or informally) by those paying them. It's a two-way contract isn't it? You're right, and I'm sorry if your remarks were misconstrued.

My reason for introducing cleaning jobs into the education debate was to contrast the lack of stress, such as that engendered by Ofsted Inspections (which are the Devil's work, believe me) I was blissfully happy scrubbing away, while my teaching, though truly my vocation and extremely enjoyable, was made hell at times by the inordinate amount of forms, paperwork and snotty inexperienced inspectors breathing down my neck.

Any employer has the choice whether to be a snippy sod or a generous, kind and considerate person. The ironed shirt episode is an excellent example of the latter. I've been very lucky in that all the people I cleaned for were delightful, and did all they could to make my work enjoyable.
If I wasn't such an old crock nowadays, I'd be out with my cleaning gear cheerfully dusting and polishing. It would tone up my muscles, and give me some exercise.
And I don't mind being called Mrs Mopp! :)