Blunder Man:
I noticed that for the last 18 months/2 years before I quit driving, that the attitude towards drivers was in some places distinctly contemptuous and verging on rude, is that just me?, you were dismissed with a sneer and treated like you were thick.
Same here before I left the driving. Standard at some rdcs. Not all though. Always found Asda alright. Back “durin the war Rodney” (well not really only early 2000s 
) I did a lot of general haulage and found places away from rdcs more often could be straight up with drivers. Seed merchants, Importers. I used to go to military bases a fair bit. Always friendly, if a little scary when you got lost on their base