When I've read the works of Ernest Gann and Bob Buck I get the impression that pilots, especially Captains, were professionals who were not to be trifled with. Folks in the whole company treated them with respect.

Today, not so much. Remove and replace employee is the SOP. This is due to a whole myriad of reasons, not least of which is the sheer number of folks waiting in line like a bunch of vultures to take said job.

End rant.