I also applied EK just because long term wide body command dream. Plus I fly 90hrs regularly with 40-50 legs each month with 320 and getting paid like 3500 usd monthly. I am so close to left seat but money is not the best
And always get your command in your home country airline before going expat, especially if you are only months from upgrade. Your expat upgrade could take 10+ years, and if you leave before like many do, you can’t go home as DEC. A job in the sandpit will wait 18-24 months. And you should be comparing salary of captain at home to sandpit FO.