Originally Posted by Unregistered

Statistically, I heard from new teachers and also saw many posts here saying that most trained GEO2s are already starting from $5-5.2k, which is extremely near their ceiling already.

1 or 2 years later, they are promoted to GEO3, bringing their base to near $6k. With the next adjustment coming along, they are likely to hit or exceed $6k as a GEO3.

I actually had no idea the starting base for GEO2 had been raised so much post-COVID. The range is known by everyone, but many didn't expect new recruits to be so near the ceiling. Must be the need to attract young talented graduates?

On the other hand, GEO5s hitting the ceiling is also a very real problem. The newly created 5A resolves this temporarily but may not work in the long term since the 5A ceiling isn't very far off. Hitting the 5 or 5A ceiling is a motivation killer which I am sure HR is aware of. That could be because in the past, promotions were fast and furious...which could also be why promotions take a longer time now? to solve the problem created previously?

I suppose everyone can only wait for 6 months to know about HR's final decision. My guess is that a completely new trend of career progression will surface very soon.