Nobody is too important to stack chairs. The ones who think they are usually aren’t.

Status that needs protecting is usually thin. Someone who genuinely matters to a group can do the small jobs without losing anything, because their standing does not rest on being above the work. The refusal is the tell. It says the position was the point, not the people it was supposed to serve.

Next time a room is being broken down after something, put your phone away and take an end of the table. Nobody needs you to make it a lesson. Just be the person whose hands are also busy, and notice how differently people talk to you after.