If you hate Dubai...
Go and take a look at Doha.
Having made a recent trip there I have to say it is a complete and utter *#@% hole.
Apart from a few shiny (empty) buildings it is like a crappy part of Deira behind Nasser Square (but worse).
You cant buy pork anywhere in the country.
You cant bring alcohol into the country.
There are no airbridges at the airport.
There is no bar at the airport.
There are hardly any taxis and a hotel certainly wont hail one for you.
I flew one sector on EK and one on QR and all I can say is that EK has NO WORRIES about any threat from QR.
If you consider QR as an employer you would have to be unemployed.