If anyone decides to come to EK, just understand you will work harder than you can imagine, experience fatigue of a new level, and make just enough money to pay your bills if you have a family. FO's with kids here live paycheck to paycheck. The few days off you have will not be spent enjoying your family, but recovering. But that's ok becasue you won't have any money to leave your villa or travel anyway.
The old days of come to EK for 7-10 years, save up some money, have some fun as an expat and return home are long gone. If you want to make enough money to leave here in any reasonable condition your looking at 15-18 years or it's just not worth it unless you are independently wealthy or have a military pension, etc.