Originally Posted by Unregistered

Do you even know what an "A" performer means in the civil service? If your starting point going there is to take it easy go through motion etc. can get C+ already very lucky. Most likely your grades will hover around C- to C+ for most years.

For a lot of normal non-scholar farmers if can get B to B+ consistently already considered very outstanding... BTW civil service C+ on average is only about 3.5-4mths including aws and every step downwards is -0.5-0.75mths roughly, so I think realistically base on your motives for joining CS, a more realistic picture for bonus is 2.5-3.5mths inc. aws.