As someone who used to advocate going to Emirates during the early to mid-2000s, when it made senses as a way to continue a career interrupted by furloughs; bankruptcies; and lost pensions, I would now strongly caution against such a move. For those of us who went there in the early to mid-2000s it was a great move. We enjoyed rapid advancement; career satisfaction; and a much higher quality of life than we could have in the USA during the "lost decade".

Almost all expat airline jobs have the same story. Historically they are good for a 10-20 year period. This is when they are run by expats who tend to take care of their expat friends. What inevitably happens is the government stakeholder embarks on a program of "localization" wherein local citizens are promoted to increasingly higher positions. Those local citizens are often times not really qualified for that position and often harbor deep seated resentment of the expats who have somehow (in their mind) invaded their country and get all the good deals at "their" airline. This is when conditions start detiorating with numerous changes to pay; work; vacation; benefits; etc; etc.

This cycle has happened at Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific; Gulf Air; and many more. Which is why if you go back in the history of APC to the mid-2000s you will see that I very carefully said Emirates is good for a 10-15 year move, no more.

The slide started at Emirates during the financial crisis of 2009. It was still bearable when I left in late 2013, but has gotten much much worse since then. I would not go there now.