Flying Pig:
It's valid of course what you say but the Airline industry in the middle east is currently expanding so fast that none of the major players can find sufficient, quality, crew. Why would you choose to go to the company that from these threads clearly is probably among the worst to work for, I believe its because the marketing department could sell poo as chocolate. One guide that I find fairly accurate is the less said about an Airline on this website, the better it is, you always get some guys that want to put you off. In the case of Emirates people are obviously fatigued and operating in a forever deteriorating environment.
My advice is to look at all the Asian and Middle east options before you choose.