Hi, I wld just like to rant abt some inequalities I feel there are at
DSTA, and please share with me if anyone has views on this.
1. Pay differentiation with class of honours
Some people have high GPAs that are above 4.5 but did not take up FYPs, and are thus given only second uppers pay. And even though
DSTA is always quoted to give high pay according to glassdoor reviews, it seems like the base pay is only ~4.9k to 5k for second uppers, which is WAY lower than mean/median pay for some degrees like those in computing according to GES 2020. I think we definitely deserve higher pay.
2. Gender differentiation
There are many guys at
DSTA and the male-to-female proportion seems high. The guys get additional pay for
NS, which is reasonable, but also 'unreasonable' in a sense when we compare to other companies in the private sector. Guys working in the private sector may not get such additional monthly pay just because they went to
NS for 2 years, so why this difference in
DSTA? I feel that females would not have to suffer from this 'unfair pay difference' if they had worked in the private sector instead
Also, the higher-ups tend to be male-dominated, so females may not see a future in career progression here.