Originally Posted by Unregistered

hi guys, im currently in the civil service, and am considering an offer from a new agency. they offered me two options:
a) to retain my salary and years in service etc. >> the HR said i have a high chance of being promoted within the next two years if this were the case
b) to get a slight increment in salary (like a merit increment 4%), and forgo all the leave, years in services etc. >> so it might take me longer to get promoted thereafter in the new agency

er. is what the HR said true? I thought they always start off on a clean slate anyway when you leave for a new agency (like the performance records in the old agency wouldn't really affect anything...)