Callsign Kilo has nailed it. It doesn't really matter what job you do and to a certain degree, how much you are paid. What really matters is how you are treated by your employer, your colleagues, your customers and the system around you. When you are treated with respect by all around you feel as if you have a worthwhile job.
The appearance of a job starts to tarnish as soon as price and only price moves in. For example, what is the value of Ryanair's goodwill? On their balance sheet there's probably a number, but it's probably worthless. It's customers care little for the brand and would desert it in an instant if they believed they could buy cheaper elsewhere. Would they wear a Ryanair T-shirt for free? I'd also suggest that its employees would zip off as soon as a better offer arises. And does the pig eat his own swill? No. He flies First Class on British Airways and Aer Lingus.
But returning to our starting point, I love my job and the people I work with. But given similar terms, I'd love (and probably prefer) to zip about the place in smaller planes as it is a lot more fun and very satisfying. Unfortunately in this part of the world GA is not a big enough entity to be able offer many employees the terms and conditions enjoyed by airline personnel.