50 billion USD plus Dubai debt + 1 billion USD Emirates profit = 49 billion debts
Thinking of EK in a vacuum won't help getting the picture.
It is part of a largely loss making conglomerate and you are worked to death just to repay those debts and not be given any profit share or payrise.
Until you will not refuse to fly they will keep screwing you and knowing the generally low ethical and moral profile (to be read : no balls) of the category you will never do that cause you are scared to death of not being able to afford you SUV or house keeping slave.
But you still can leave it ...if you don't like it.
salham aleikum