why no bonus? given a bad grading? there must be an official explanation?

Don't bother work hard la. 6pm sharp leave. Don't let management use you.

Promotion 5 years later? Who will want to wait that long?

Exactly so long for the promotion plus the mgmt will say freeze headcount then need to wait.

Only the prev TS will continue to wait. Wait long long

wait for what 😆

New hire here. How to know which performance band you are in? See letter write how many months and then guess the band?

wrong, not so low

I applied to ST Eng after almost 12 yrs in NTU as a C++ / Unity Dev, how much can I expect for salary in ST?

And do they inform you whether you are rejected or not? I kinda applied directly thru an acquaintance near the start of the month and earlier in the week I was informed that they are still considering... (got inside news I failed the programming test from another acquaintance)

Well, the hiring managers needs time to ask around to see if anyone interested in taking the intake.
Could be v.fast if you are really exceptionally good if not your potential bosses might look around for more resumes before making their decision.

Well, for last year new hire are getting a standard pro-rated flat rate(in terms of mths) depending on whether if their performance is good or not. Doesnt really go with the band grading... maybe you can check around with your fellow new hires to see how you are performing.