Flyboy, there is a reason the miserable ones amongst us left, it was because EK made us that way.
I was warned before I joined, I was told in no uncertain terms what the reality of the place was, and yet like many I ignored it.
Do yourself a big fat favour, dispense with any idea that EK has the slightest bit of interest in you or your opinions, understand that Dubai is a shiney facade covering a sandy poorly run third world sh1thole and most importantly, appreciate that you have about a 95% chance of turning into the same miserable embittered ex EK employees...just like the rest of us.