Yes, but it was not that long ago that someone who had done their "stir" as an instructor, and then paid for a jet type rating was being criticised for buying his or her way past the turboprop stage. (Total cost for me up to ATPL including jet rating £35k). And not long prior to that when any self-sponsored CPL's were looked down on by sponsored cadets (remember them?).
Times do change. It's not as good as it was, that's for sure, but you can't always blame the customer for the service they recieve.