At the risk of stating the obvious, if EK is so good, why are you surfing the Aerologic thread!
Because my contract doesn't say that I'm not allowed to.
Are you seriously asking me why I collect information? So why do I read aviation magazines or pprune?
I like EK, and I am happy with my job; what's wrong with that? It has its down-sides, and it is by no means perfect, but which company or country is perfect?
And there are certainly good arguments for Germany; there are also many worse countries to stay in. But having weighed the "pros" against the "cons", EK and Dubai are my first choice.