It really depends who you meet. I do not like and never like guys who said "I'm pilot" when they barely had their PPL but there are many people who show no respect for this. And by no respect I mean they consider you as total gargabe and say things "You do nothing anyway. Plane can fly on its own. You are there just for the feeling of PAX. You can not fly it anyway." "How you are better than bus driver? It is not such a big deal to stop a bus at bus stop."
It does not change my passion for this job but people are really like that. I wanted to be pilot since I was 10 years old. Once I said I want be a pilot in school. Since that I never did that again. And I do not do that unless there is no other choice. Btw. My friend, B737 captain, told his bank he is heavy machinery operator.