Having witnessed the decline of a few people close to me both in aviation and corporate, I can honestly say that the most uplifting thing is watching professional people conduct themselves with dignity when their adversary (with the perceived power) is begging for the fight: These sociopaths want the outrage, they thrive on it.
Their adversarial model is developed by practitioners who by their own nature
need to generate conflict for their survival. Having seen how corporate HR think and behave even away from the office, it makes me want to have a shower and a good scrub, just in case it rubs off. It is soulless and they know it.
As the saying goes, never wrestle pigs, you get dirty and the pig likes it.
Airline pilots have always been trusted. (mostly deserved). As we are licenced by a regulator airlines neither own us nor set our standard. Stand tall conduct yourselves with resolve, and when comfortably in your own space put the dartboard on the back of the door with image affixed!
This is just my opinion.