A good indicator of how professional a particular pilot is the way he/she wears the uniform. Clean ironed shirt and pants, clean or polished shoes. Shirt tucked in and pants not sitting halfway down ones ass. Presentation = Attitude = Professionalism.
I’ll bet that almost any pilot in a tedious GA job who takes the time to look the part will also take the time to – do a thorough pre-flight, load the a/c within limitations, read the notams, report unserviceabilities, conform to duty times, fly safely, fly efficiently and do all the above for the appropriate remuneration.
If we respected ourselves as pilots we might be respected in return with a decent living. Instead of being embarrassed to wear the uniform, be embarrassed to work for less than the Award or an AWA.