I've often thought that if pilots at EK performed their jobs to the same standards as are tolerated in virtually all other departments (MANAGEMENT, crew transport, accommodation, rostering, etc etc etc) there would be big smoking craters all over the planet on a regular basis. (Notwithstanding my belief that we are getting closer all the time to such an event...)
I realize part of the reason pilots are pilots is because they relish the responsibility but seriously sometimes the hypocrisy and double (triple? quadruple?) standards become a little tiresome...