Look at Etihad with the broader view, and not from what you read on pprune.
Its like trying to redecorate your house and you do all the rooms at the same time - it gonna be busy and manic!
Etihad are a relatively young company and being the official state airline of the UAE have loads of cash behind them. Expansion is impressive, (ie 5 new 773ER's since March) - A345 start delivery in July - 2nd A380 customer behind Singapore etc. etc. etc.
Don't expect to go there are work for more established airlines like Emirates or Qatar. Things are gonna be a little basic, but remember - you can take the satisfaction of being part of something from the early days....
As a crew controller, you will work hard with relatively constrained amount of crew for such a young company, still trying to attract the numbers that the established carriers get.. (ive been there!).
Go for it!! - it'll be fun.
