I got a significant hike based on performance twice during the tenure, the management was happy after the growth they saw which was only a dream for them. I've seen it all, I've seen the ego get to the heads of the ones on the top of the ladder who will just basically take a sh*t on everyone they see under them.
The stupidest pilot in the cock-pit who is nosediving the plane into the ocean and taking huge paychecks because he thinks that pulling this stunt takes a lot of effort, while the crew is tied to their seats in seat-belts and praying for a soft landing while getting yelled at by the pilot over the intercom being told that they are incompetent, some crew jumped out the plane without a parachute over his comments, some that were lucky were able to get their hands on a parachute. The air controller is day dreaming, he gets a distress call from the crew, the pilot throws the backbiting crew out the plane, the air controller wants a status update and the pilot sends a message that they want a co-pilot. An even more expensive stunt is called for where a co-pilot is sent on a rescue mission, he dives from a scrambled B-52 onto the plane and makes his way to the cockpit, the pilot and the co-pilot have an argument over who has a bigger dick, obviously the pilot won't take the blame because his ego is bigger than the plane's cargo. The air controller is still day dreaming and gets another distress call from the crew, this time the air controller asks the pilot to exit the plane mid-air, and guess what the pilot does exit and takes another halfwit crew with him with parachutes. The crew that jumped early are enjoying the sh* t show and the only ones left behind are the ones who don't have a parachute.
I've vowed to never be a part of any such disaster every again.