I know that, but surely even these sad and unhappy individuals who think that flying is just a job, know plenty of people at work who are passionate about flying and can answer questions like that
You would be surprised G. Most pilots I have worked with don't have a valid SEP rating some haven't had one since they got an airline job 20-30 years ago. They have zero interest in GA and just see them as a pain in the arse which does practise pans.
And you don't actually get to see to many of your work colleagues week to week unless your on recurrent training. I would suspect that a long haul pilot is worse than a regional pilot like me. They maybe go into work 3-5 times a month and fly with the same person for a trip so might only speak to 3-4 pilots in a month.