AL ( & also GN ), the point is ...as most of us have seen in this forum, EK is not everything and Dubai is not for everybody. Expats leaving, as someone mentioned, is a contineous thing in an outfit like EK. We have different tolerance level and we also have different avenues to go. Mind you, there are also a lot of Capts who left their previous job to come onto the right seat here in the desert. So, its not an unusual thing. Have you bother asking them about their previous Ts & Cs ? Exodus from EK ? Unlikely I think. A dozen or two from 1200 plus pilots will not be an exodus. ( we only had two this month !! ). I will throw my support for some of us whom are still putting a lot of effort to correct the wrongs in our Ts & Cs, and until such time I will stay put. Good luck to you and hope your plunge will be well rewarded. IMHO.