In my previous life and the one before that, I have employed many ex-BA pilots, both long haul and short. This over a period of around twenty-five years.
Some may have held pre-conceived ideas that these pilots would indeed turn out to be a somewhat condescending lot, out to teach the industry a few lessons.
The fact of the matter is that these chaps were, to a man, excellent employees who were held in high regard by all who came into contact with them, both in the air and on the ground and served as role models for many a young co-pilot..