I would think the reason that most pilots don't think about the batteries now is that it is no longer an issue. The fix has worked and I cannot think of any further incidents. Also Boeing South Carolina was purely set up as a manufacturing site with no history of aircraft production. I am sure most of the people there are grateful to have a job and would be just as happy building washing machines. However, I would hope they still take pride in their work. I am sure if you were to visit Boeing in Seattle there would be no shortage of people who have been involved in aviation all their life and would have a great deal of insight into the product.