Cerbus- Stop smoking that special Shisha.
Nothing wrong with one's mindset if they feel the EK is the best job they ever had.
Nothing wrong with the way EK treats its employees. As it has been said earlier, their sick leave policy is bloody good. I know of guys who have been off for over 6 months and still being paid- no questions asked.
Orange-
There has been soooo much written about the questions you have posed, here on pprune. Try searching for it.