i dont think i've ever met, or,ever likely to meet an atco that feels inadequate when faced with a pilot.
it doesnt bear thinking about , what would be next an inferiority complex about coach drivers, where would the maddness end.
not wishing to burst your bubble Purr777 but a few years ago i was on the lash in central london with a few mates, one a proffesional pilot, who dropped this fact into every sentence when speaking to the fairer sex , one was a docker, and the others atcos. no prizes for guessing the only one who went home feeling inadequate that night!