I am sure glad that I did not join Emirates a couple of years back. I was hired but did not sign up and it was the best decision of my life seeing all of what Emirates has done to its pilots. The pilots at Emirates must be incredibly frustrated at what has transpired to them.
Good luck to you and for those of you considering EK, buyer beware. I don't what to see you complain in 6-8 months on pprune.