High class job? Probably not but who cares? I think you do that do because of you, you want to fly and shouldn't care about what others think. But well, I know some people to do that to be someone as well as I know people who think: "wow pilot".
Being a professional pilot is still hard job. My friend, A320 cpt, former cpt B737 and Tu-154, said it's just different. Maybe the flying itself is simpler with A/P, FMS but as everything is better so why not to fly faster, more closer, in worse conditions, with less fuel and all the cabin recorders reporting you for everything which none would even noticed some time ago. Not easy and really stressful, different stress then many years ago but it's still there.