nowadays, more and more pilots do not know to fly the plane when things gro wrong. No surprising that some people still talk about pilotless a/c.
If pilots can not do their job properly (meaning, they are there to manage a plan and to fly if things go wrong) no wonder why accountants want pilots be paid less etc...I don't say it's good or not, but from an outside perspective, if I was a person who would not know anything about planes and pilots, yes, I would wonder in what is the role of pilots. And I don't want to say it's only to fly from A to B when everythings go fine. It is more than that.
I feel sad and angry that more and more pilots can not recover from a stall or from an engine failure or when autothrust if off during final approach. Something we learn from PPL 6th lesson or first week of MCC. Basics.