Quote:
Originally Posted by Unregistered
This is far from the right thing for 2 very simple reasons:
(1) expenditure of public monies. MOF controls the purse strings, not GovTech. We're not talking about Softbank throwing another $500m your way.
In public sector, vendor want to give you a gift already must declare to dunno how many levels up. Every cent is counted. What message does it send when there's a mass hire of people way above payscale with no immediately obvious use for them?
(2) the fact that they could walk right in when the thousands of other existing employees had to go through the rigid process, is highly inequitable and unfair.
|
(1) Don't tell me there aren't people in government orgs who have no real work even when hired through rigid and formal processes. Or for that matter, any organization private or public.
(2) The formal hiring process changes over time as well. Years ago Govtech had no coding tests. Now they do and standards are increasing. Must management make all existing staff go through the same tests and fire those who cannot pass? What if you fail? Interviews and hiring are always subjective. OGP breaking off and offering insane salaries how? Need to call in
CPIB to investigate Li Hongyi?
Your arguments are harping on technicalities without looking at the big picture. Tech agencies in the public sector have repeatedly tried and failed to build up deep technical expertise over the years. They do need to try something different and tap on the people and expertise from the private sector to keep Singapore ahead.