Exactly which management job are you after BYMONEK
The point is that with Ryanair, it seems that you know what you are getting (nothing but a good salary). EK, on the other hand, you have no idea what you are getting because the contract is vague, the details are in the staff handbook, which they dont give you a copy of until you join, and nothing in there is bound by the contract and will inevitably change for the worse.
With Ryanair, yes you have to pay, which sucks, but you are going in with eyes wide open, and to some extent the protection of the labour laws of a civilised country. The same cannot be said of EK. By the way $20000 hard cash is far better than 2 years loss of profit share and command delayed for a 18 months don't you think. But of course, because that didn't happen to you, then it doesn't count I suppose.
I am not suggesting Ryanair is a better option than EK, just providing some info as requested by ekcandidate so that he may make an informed decision.