Actually I don't disagree with you, the atmosphere at EK IS completely toxic - it's kind of the theme in the Middle East forums these days, which you've helped underscore. I guess my point was if you allowed the negativity to overcome your "identification of how amazing life is meant to be", how do you portray that as anything other than capitulation?
If you really think that the source of the massive discontent is mainly trivialities such as you mention, you must have resigned quite some time ago. Of course all companies have their handful of usual suspects whinging about the most banal issues, but the issues at stake here are much more profound and widespread.
I mean, if harry the cod becoming disenchanted doesn't scream End Of Days, what does?