I'd say it again but I'd seriously consider flydubai. Money is not far of EK except the provident fund. But you get to keep your sanity, health and family.
No negative attitude other that from the ones at flyddubai that glorify EK. Untill they are a year or so in and then regret the move. No airline in the sandpit
is ideal but I'd take a little bit less money and sleep in my own bed and watch my kids grow up. The ME is all about night flying so wherever you go there is no escaping it. The UAE is the best in the ME but the idea is the same whichever company you go to. We pay you well but you will work hard for it and we want all that money to be reinvested back into the UAE. Just my 2 cents...