Woody
Your story paints a pretty much universal picture of how pilots behave toward each other, unfortunately.
Life tells us that we are, on average, too individualistic and self-serving for our collective good, though that very individualism can be essential in saving a tricky airborne situation.
As a collective, I don't like pilots much. They think they are naturally loyal to their fellow pilots, but they'll slag them off and dump them in the doodah at the drop of a hat. Most are are too individualistic to be loyal when it comes to the collective crunch.
But maybe this aimless little musing of mine could be directed at any bunch of professionals whatever they do for a living.