MAS for Mid Career Professionals

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Before that there wont be any year-end appraisal sessions with your in-charge where he/she will let u know if you are getting promotion? Thats very diff from pte sector where one usually know a couple of months in advance. Thanks anyway.

You can ask your supervisor/RO. If they are not willing to say, usually that means it's a no and you should start applying for new jobs.

How long does it takes to promote from 1 grade to another? Any real-life example of mid joiners promoting within 1 or 2 years? Say from 12 to 11 and 11 to 10?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Before that there wont be any year-end appraisal sessions with your in-charge where he/she will let u know if you are getting promotion? Thats very diff from pte sector where one usually know a couple of months in advance. Thanks anyway.

You can try to ask your boss. A colleague told me that his div head told him that he will be promoted to DD next year. He joined last year Aug as AD. His div head and himself have left MAS.

Another colleague also joined last year as AD. But this colleague's div head didn't tell him about promotion during his first year appraisal

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How long does it takes to promote from 1 grade to another? Any real-life example of mid joiners promoting within 1 or 2 years? Say from 12 to 11 and 11 to 10?

Yes. Very few will promote within 1 or 2 years. My division, in IT Dept, has one lady promoted from AD to DD in two years. Morale of story is div head like this staff. Div Head thought this staff know lots of things. But this staff know how to act well. Actually this staff at the back ask a lot of help from others. She has been going on leave without apply leave in system. Before we start work from home arrangement, she will tea break very long with others when div head not in office. Wonder div head is aware of her behaviour or not. Promote this kind of person to DD. Div Head's eyes got stamp.

while the rest work so hard and have been in MAS for so many years, still stuck as AD

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You can try to ask your boss. A colleague told me that his div head told him that he will be promoted to DD next year. He joined last year Aug as AD. His div head and himself have left MAS.

Another colleague also joined last year as AD. But this colleague's div head didn't tell him about promotion during his first year appraisal

You first colleague left barely after 1 year? Even though he is getting promotion next apr? Either push factor too hard or another offer is too attractive.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You first colleague left barely after 1 year? Even though he is getting promotion next apr? Either push factor too hard or another offer is too attractive.

Yes. He left after he reached one year anniversary. The push factor is very strong. He felt that his scope of work is not well defined as he was doing a lot of diff things

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Yes. He left after he reached one year anniversary. The push factor is very strong. He felt that his scope of work is not well defined as he was doing a lot of diff things

Mind sharing which department?

Is there any tenure requirement (or any requirement at all) to be met if one would like to take sabbatical or day-offs to pursue part time post-grad? I am not referring to grad sponsorship. Just normal taking day-offs to pursue self-funded post-grad.

Is it up one the individual to discuss with the head to work out a time schedule?

Appreciate if someone from the inside can advise.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is there any tenure requirement (or any requirement at all) to be met if one would like to take sabbatical or day-offs to pursue part time post-grad? I am not referring to grad sponsorship. Just normal taking day-offs to pursue self-funded post-grad.

Is it up one the individual to discuss with the head to work out a time schedule?

Appreciate if someone from the inside can advise.

You ask your boss/supervisor whether you can start work earlier or end work later on other days?
i m now in MAS. I attended self-funded master course while i was working in another stat board. My boss agree to let me go off earlier on those days when I have lesson. However, i will report work earlier. Meaning my working hours adjusted to one or two hours earlier.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Mind sharing which department?

Quite a number of departments having this issue. a few colleagues left because they keep receiving work which is not supposed to be in their scope.