I would LOVE to go to one of these, but not for the reasons EK would like. Specifically to act as a translator for the bare-faced lies that will be told at these dog and pony shows.
It would be comical if it wasn't so sad...on the same portal page that details the roadshows, it has the "explanation" from the can't-get-lost-soon-enough Talking Horse about the DEWA charges for villas.
Quote from EK employment contract, same wording in furnished and non-furnished options:
The Company will pay rent, tax, all relevant cooking gas, electricity and water charges.
From the portal:
A reconciliation of DEWA consumption records will be done this April after the records for the usage in the period between 1st June 2009 and 31st March 2010 are available. Where employees exceed the cap, amounts to be recovered will not exceed Dhs 1,000 per month and will continue until the excess amount is fully recovered, provided that the full recovery can be achieved within a 12 month period. Where this is not achievable the recoverable amount will be split into 12 equal instalments.
For prospective joiners, this is what you can expect. This is only one of many, many changes to the TOS that have been rammed down the throats of the pilots - you can look elsewhere on the forum for more gems. FTL abuses, rostering nightmares, ALD changes, 15-20% increase in flying with no attendant pay raise, on it goes.
Ryanair with widebodies, except in a medieval corrupt location. Only come if you can hold your breath long enough to avoid the stench for your contractual period. Three years is a long time when you're down the rabbit hole.