AINI. You have not had the pleasure of working for one of Europes national carriers. If you compared the working and employee conditions of EK and others in the middle east, they would seem like beeing treated as maids.
On the other hand unless you are proffessional in the middle east you are treated like a second class citizen.
I have met crew who work for middle eastern carriers all over the world. A lot of them are amazing people who are young and want a bit of fun, which plays into the companies hand. As these individuals do not see it as a career unlike the crew who work for, LH,BA,AF,KLM etc.
Happy flying