IMDA (under MCI)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

"KICKED back"? From what I heard, he tendered his resignation but was offered a position by HR, and reluctantly accepted it to give it a final shot. Also hear that he's started a biz now and is doing quite well for himself. Anyway, anywhere is better than this shithole excuse of a company.

By the way, what are you smoking and what makes you think you can come onto a forum and give false statements. Are you JK? If you are, please read all the posts and reflect on what you have done, instead of being so paranoid and thinking that there is only one person who has suffered under you and is posting about your misdeeds (I know this might help you sleep better at night, but trust me, there are many many ppl who hate your guts).

(Source: I report to a Director who was at odds with JK (there are quite a few of them so I guess my identity is safe), and had lunch with said scholar several times, once after he returned from his secondment. My Director also bitched to me often about this JK and the **** that she pulled at meetings with CE, some of which I have witnessed for myself. And my Director actually used to be quite close to this JK but fell out with her later after being frontstabbed and backstabbed by her multiple times.)

what did your director bitched about JK and what **** did JK pulled?

we are all curious to know haha

Originally Posted by Unregistered

LOL! This just made my day. All the bad deeds of June Koh are coming to the fore. I am honestly not surprised, having known her and the way she works. In all my years at IMDA, I have not heard anything positive about her from the people she worked with.

If AO and DT read this, I hope they do something about Spencer Chua to alleviate the suffering of his colleagues who are most definitely demoralised/traumatised by this individual. If you cannot even manage your own staff well, how can you expect to help with the tech manpower at the national level?

Thank you to the other poster for sharing your experience with what is yet another dreadful injustice taking place at human capital. You must have witnessed many atrocities and feel like you have to let it out. Please know that you are not alone and the moral arch will always favour the truth. These "small" people like June Koh cannot hope to cover up their misdeeds with lies (both on and off the forum) forever, and incompetent and sycophantic individuals like Spencer will also be exposed eventually. I would suggest a whistleblowing culture (which is practised at other established companies), if only internally within your department. You can simply send an anonymous email to share the truth about what you and your colleagues have experienced, first to your HOD and later escalate it up the chain of command if nothing is done.

haha spencer chua I knew you would get retribution for all the bad deeds you had done! In case you still dunno, all your former and current colleagues can't wait to see your downfall. We had enough of your PLP skills and playing dirty. AD my foot...everyone knows u sucked kok 100x to be in that position!!!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

haha spencer chua I knew you would get retribution for all the bad deeds you had done! In case you still dunno, all your former and current colleagues can't wait to see your downfall. We had enough of your PLP skills and playing dirty. AD my foot...everyone knows u sucked kok 100x to be in that position!!!

Agree. Been same department as him before. Very good PLP skills. Talked his way through. But have to salute him la, know what his bosses want to see , hence, can adjust those figures to their liking. Ever since I know how those figures were tabulated, i never believe in what was reported in the mainstream.

Wow IMDA has 95 job postings on C@SG - what's the total headcount in IMDA? This must easily be 15-20% of the organisation. can those still there cope? Div KPIs got reduce or not.. Is this just going to fuel more resignations..

Originally Posted by Unregistered

In the spirit of SG Film Commission's 25th anniversary, presenting to y'all an award winning script that can potentially earn IMDA's next nomination at the Cannes Film Festival, or pick up by Netflix to be spun into seasons long drama series hahaha.

Theme pillars: Narcissism, incompetency, toxic leadership, love and betrayal

Main plot: LCH

Sub plot 1: AO

Sub plot 2: JK
Sub plot 2.1: JK VS. SCHOLAR
Sub plot 2.2: JK THROW ACE JUSTIN UNDER THE BUS
Sub plot 2.3: JK wreaking havoc in media cluster maybe??! (Awaiting for plot development)

Sub plot 3: THE ENTIRE HR
Sub plot 3.1: VO and CC

Sub plot 4: DT

Sub plot 5: SPENCER CHUA

Sub plot 6: MEDIA LEADERS (Awaiting for plot development)

Sub plot 7: SS

.... there you go. I feel like since JK used to be the media cluster director and reported directly to ACE Justin, there shld be more tea being spilled. Like which D & DDs being thrown under the bus in the media cluster.

LOL wa if ch8 pick this up gonna be another 爱 blockbuster

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Agree. Been same department as him before. Very good PLP skills. Talked his way through. But have to salute him la, know what his bosses want to see , hence, can adjust those figures to their liking. Ever since I know how those figures were tabulated, i never believe in what was reported in the mainstream.

whats PLP? por lampa?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

wow, were there any instances during interviews where people raised eyebrows at your experience in IMDA?

I interviewed at 2 telcos, 1 bank, 1 AI startup.

the hiring managers at both telcos commented that IMDA has worsened significantly compared to 3-4 years due to talent drain and they are not confident that my learning and exposure here is good enough

the bank one said that even MAS had more and better tech people than IMDA and the fact that i was working with/reporting to generalist pen pushers was a concern

the startup was the only one that offered me but with a pay cut as they viewed my experience in IMDA as only tech lite. The HR even said that IMDA has to resort to paying more because hardly anyone wants to join them, so don't percieve my current salary as my market value. I've yet to decide if I should take a pay cut but I do know I got to escape from here asap. The branding is bad + the culture is toxic.

wah... this IMDA sounds bad for real...the comments at this thread + the Glassdoor reviews, its effin hardcore ..

do wish you all the best and hope that everything would turn out well for u!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I interviewed at 2 telcos, 1 bank, 1 AI startup.

the hiring managers at both telcos commented that IMDA has worsened significantly compared to 3-4 years due to talent drain and they are not confident that my learning and exposure here is good enough

the bank one said that even MAS had more and better tech people than IMDA and the fact that i was working with/reporting to generalist pen pushers was a concern

the startup was the only one that offered me but with a pay cut as they viewed my experience in IMDA as only tech lite. The HR even said that IMDA has to resort to paying more because hardly anyone wants to join them, so don't percieve my current salary as my market value. I've yet to decide if I should take a pay cut but I do know I got to escape from here asap. The branding is bad + the culture is toxic.

bootlicker face spencer chua

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

If you join IMDA but you are not a scholar maybe stay for 2-3 years at most. Here's what is happening in my department. A scholar just parachuted in from MCI. She's 33 and already Assistant Director. She joined in Feb, and since then has already staffed the Director and the Assistant Chief Executive for biz trips. She has been chosen to staff the Chief Executive next. Meanwhile non scholars like me have to beg for legitimate conferences, declined all times so far, and instead asked to choose conferences which are virtual. Ok so biz trip envy? Not quite. The creme de la scholar has been given a fully, choose as you please, hybrid work arrangement. We're all in the same team by the way, and are reminded often to stay the 9 hours and not "abuse" the hybrid arrangement. As a result, hires from industry come, kick a$$, get bonuses and bounce. I'm preparing my bounce pad too. Hopefully you fellow non-scholar peasants are smart and capable enough to follow this trajectory too. Else accept your fate and draw that sweet paycheck every month, waiting for a GenZ scholar takes charge of your appraisal LOL.

Ha I am also a non scholar peasant. I dun mind one. Salary quite ok. But ya when these scholars wayang in the big meetings it is both farny and sad to see IMDA promoting wayang kings and queens.