To be totally honest, of the companies that I have worked for, I have never seen middle/senior management as unprofessional, rude and too-full-of-themselves-that-their-heads-don't-fit-through-doors types as I have seen in Emirates.
I'm out here working in DXB at the moment and can fully understand every point that Brix has made. It's the honest to God truth. The whole place [Dubai] is real-life Disneyland and full of western expats who think they are now entitled to look down on other societies since they are living a better life now than back home. Not everyone is like that, but a good %age.
There are so many classes [in terms of income, quality of life, social status etc] here in Dubai, it's really sickening and people who turn around and say 'if you don't like it then leave' really need to open their eyes a bit more.
And back to EK, time to command isn't hi-speed as it has in the ads. I think Etihad is quicker.
If you're thinking of coming to EK/DXB, think long and hard. It's nice for a holiday as you don't see all the bureaucracy, modern-day slave labour and incompetencies present in Dubai, but as for living/working out here, see it as a short-term thing just to get the experience/hours/EK name under your belt and enjoy the sun, shops, beaches, nightlife etc.