You're comparing apples and oranges Harry. Yes Emirates service in the back is way better than Deltas but Delta's pilot pay and contract is leaps and bounds better than EK by a factor of 10. You are a pilot aren't you?
Delta made almost $6 Billion with its high wages and labor costs. Emirates will be lucky to make a Billion even with its slave labor force.
I don't commute and I can't imagine in your example a FO doing a transcontinental commute. I also can't imagine what's killing him. Is it the 80 hours a month he's flying or the 13 days he has off a month on reserve? What's his gripe? He's going to get at least an extra $50,000 this month to go along with his Industry leading pay.
Are you really comparing Delta to Emirates? How many pilots are applying to,Emirates vs how many are leaving EK to go to Big D?