The conditions at EK aren't bad comapred to alot of other places..what has stung lately is the large number of changes for the worse that have been implemented in the last 6 months.
The real issue is one of security...the way EK runs the show here you never know when you'll find yourself fired..could be for something minor that they just don't like and they happen to have a surplus of pilots at the moment and want to make an example, maybe in your first 6 months during training..maybe just after your kid starts school, or maybe just after your wife is pregnant...never know. Then you find yourself and your family a long way from home and trying to figure out what happens next. It's the sense of permanence that is lacking badly.