> It's not about an individual's self worth or how you think companies to organize.

Well, I already confessed that I'm not sure what people mean by "rank" here. I know it's not related to self-worth (not sure why you think I did relate it to that). But if it's not related to the org chart, then I don't have a clue what people mean by it.

What does the rank/hierarchy mean to you in this context?