9 mth bonus is for offshore and marine group, permanent staff will get it. PB is not for everyone, you need to be of a certain grade and it depends on your length of service, i won't go into detail here on how its derived as its pretty lengthy. Last year was a record, so don't come joining in with certain expectations.

Those under company scholarships will be groomed for higher positions (like gov) and tend to rise fast.
TS, care to share your background, what is your qualification and disciple?