Spot on, Meester proach. Where years ago the competition was restricted to the commercial departments and crews would actually help each other. It didn’t matter what colour your jet had, if you could help a fellow aviator then that is what you did.
Nowadays the competition is between pilots. Let’s call for push and start, even though we are not 100% ready but at least we get away before xyz. It is pathetic, you never know where life takes you and what may have been your worst enemy at the start of the month could be your colleague at the end of the month.
Same as you, I go to work and do my job. The commercial department can fight over passengers, it has nothing to do with my daily running of the show.