Good Post, Panther! It takes a lot for expats to realise that fact as they are used to things being changed at least a little for the better when enough of it's employees complain or comment. Absolutely not the case in EK. It's their sandbox and their rules, like it or not.
Glad to have left when I did.
Lungs aren't full of sand, sleep is better and more consistent, just feeling a lot better health wise, all this while still flying ULR in my current airline for more money Per Hour. Imagine that....
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