those in gov sector yet still wan pay rise v fast or huge pay jump can forget it. i used to b fm tax gov and i left for i think 2 yrs. went for their interview last yr and HR said though i have the tax experience in private sector(US mnc) i will need to be prepared to take a huge pay cut. i hv a friend who told me that her fren work there and worked for 10yrs, local grad last drawn was only 3.8k...
i do know of ppl in their early 30s, in finance line, private sector hitting 10k at manager level. tats y those who wan to advance further in terms of pay in gov sector will b v hard and hence many young ppl want to work in private sectors as pay advancement is like no gov one.