For those that knew me back in my angry 9E days, I was a huge proponent of being a d**k and burning the place down. I hated the place, the drawn out negotiations, the displacement, low pay, you name it, I woulda b****ed about it. Looking back at my attitude and my actions (nav light cover write ups) I sincerely regret it. What did any of that accomplish? Nothing. Being pi**ed off and thinking I'm somehow "gettin back" at the company by not trying to save fuel or playing games with crew scheduling or whatever, really accomplished nothing. If I had to do it all over again, I woulda done it the right way. Instead of seeing being professional as "helping the company", I would see it for what it really is. Being professional means putting aside all the crap thats going on outside the cockpit and do the best possible job you can in it. The burn it down attitude is contagious, especially in DTW. But it's self defeating. The best attitude to have is to show up and do your job to the best of your abilities regardless of outside matters. Hopefully I'll be able to carry that attitude with me to my next airline, cause guess what? The same ****** that is happening at 9E is happening or has happened at every major airline. The company may be able to take away pay or vacation or travel benefits or whatever, but if you come to work and do a good job and take some pride in your flying, they can never take that away.