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Originally Posted by Unregistered
I never say labwork requires PhD. I merely stated to rise up through the ranks doing labwork, you will require PhD. Almost all people who wish to do Masters/PhD will be able to get sponsorship easily from the Universities (if their Bachelor's result ain't that bad), so there's no need to get sponsorship from the companies. Unless we are talking about MBA and the likes (beyond research degrees).
It is very possible to hit MX9 even if you are a non-scholar, before you retire. I know many who are already MX10 before 10 years, all of them non-scholars. So yes, it is realistically possible to reach 10-15k a month for all graduates who grind their way up in the government. The only differentiating factor is the time required for you to reach that bracket.
I would assume it is harder for any personnel working in the lab to ever cross over and climb up the corporate ladder, where the big bucks lie. I have no doubt that if you ever reach management level, your salary will be much more than those who are in the government service. But the question is, can you make it? Compared to those in the civil service.. well it seems easier.
And if you do work in pharma and healthcare industries (private), you will know that bottom line profit comes first. There is no such thing as betterment of the world through healthcare. That is marketing crap for branding only. You know as well as I do how big pharma listens to their board of directors.
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Which is my point. You don't need PhD to rise up the rank through labwork. PhD or master is not a requirement for labwork. Go look at the lead for the labs. Most or non of them have PhD. Experience is more important. Loads of people do not do their postgrad after graduation for a variety of reason, which is why they do labwork or basic research in the first place. Hence the sponsorship is a good way for progression if you ever want.
I am not saying it is impossible to reach, I'm just telling you that mx9 comprise of 1.2% of the civil service workforce. Yes, this is the stats released by the govt. So for every 100 person, there is around 1 mx9. Are you it is a matter of time before you will reach it.
Lab work is grunt work, a necessity to go into management role. There are tons of management opportunity moving through QC, QA or lab roles. Like I stated in the first post, civil service is for those without ambition and drive and just want a stable work life till the end. Which is exactly what you are describing, no risk, no worries, just slowly working towards your final ranking. Now of course if you are an average performer this might look like a tempting proposal but do realise what you are getting into before signing up.
Of course profit come first for a company. But the mere fact that they are providing medicine is creating a better world. imagine a world without antibiotics or basic simple cure for common diseases. If you want to go into schematics, civil services and stat board works for the
PAP more than for Singapore, and is technically for the betterment of the elites than Singapore as a whole. But then I'll be digressing into politics.