Dicks,
Comments like that really are only from your point of view, Dubai is 90% attitude, have a good one and you'll love it.
The interview process was the best I've ever seen and experienced, try Qantas and Cathay, then look up ridiculous in the dictionary.
Rumour has it that it has changed as HR now have more influence than in the past and there are very few pilots left on the recruitment team. A pity really as these guys were fantastic and made you feel a part of the company the minute you walked through the door.
With an ego as big as yours mate, you must have been offered Direct Entry Captain, just so you can tell everyone "I turned it down"