Reading an accident report from the UK and couldn't help but notice this remark and the obvious parallels to closer to home. It was seen as a contributing factor in the incident which included multiple poor decisions by the crew
"He sensed that the airline was in turmoil due to a major internal re-organisation programme. The direct effect for him was that he had been told that he would be one of several captains who would be demoted to first officer in March 2014 and that his salary would reduce significantly. He was unhappy about this impending change and the matter weighed heavily on his mind at work, despite his best efforts to ignore it."
Interesting read from an SOP and CRM perspective.
Report: Thomas Cook B752 at Newcastle on Aug 17th 2013, flaps overspeed, fuel imbalance, landed below final fuel reserve