he reality is EK/Al-Redha/Steely/etc don't give a s#it about your aviation career, don't give a s#it about your family, don't give a s#it about your long term health and don't give a s#it about your financial future. All they care about is being able to recruit "bums in seats" to move their shiny machines from point A to point B to grease the EK money making machine and in the process collect their SUBSTANTIAL personal bonus and benefits. Nothing more/nothing less.
You "doe-eyed" saps deserve what you get, as do those who are joining even today to swell the ranks of the future EK disenchanted. The only ones who should come here are those who understood that NOTHING is fair in this company. Fair was thrown out the window when you signed your contract.
You will be treated with as much (or as little) respect as they deem fit to give you. Terms and conditions, career progression and quality of life will strictly be determined by MARKET FORCES. If they can recruit cheap DEC's when required; they will. If they can attract high hour experience f/o's with a mediocre package; they will. If they need to reduce hour requirements to keep the mediocre package in place; they will. The idea is to push it to the limit of maximizing profit while just staying on the "right" side of not killing someone in a crash. It is all driven to that end.
Very hard to argue with that, spot on