If you want to see how some management pilots are viewed, check out this thread.

http://airlinepilotforums.com/showth...ht=chief+pilot

Granted, there is some flaming and non-essential material there, so sift through it. But a lot of it will give you a general idea of how some management pilots (specifically, the chief) can be viewed.

I'm sure that some UPS guys will chime in here as well. Seems as though those that are hired off the street as a "management pilot" tend to be looked at a little bit differently.