GovTech

Originally Posted by Unregistered

MY COLLEAGUEs IS ASKED TO GO.

My annual salary stagnant this year after the bonus came in and did a calculation.

Not sure to be happy, in the sense i still have a job and no reduction to salary this year.

So 2 different things here. One is colleagues is asked to go and u got stagnant salary, right?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

MY COLLEAGUEs IS ASKED TO GO.

My annual salary stagnant this year after the bonus came in and did a calculation.

Not sure to be happy, in the sense i still have a job and no reduction to salary this year.

Mind to asking, what is your grade, rating, increment %, near salary ceiling?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

dont mind, asking. perm or contract? i supposed is contract.

Stayed at current grade for how long?

CE sent an email asking for survey. Pls fill it up and give your honest feedback

3.0
14 May 2024

Decaying culture
Software Engineer
Current employee, more than 1 year


Pros
The work atmosphere was once very collaborative, with managers serving more as mentors. Teams had the freedom to make decisions and innovate, which allowed them to perform at their highest level.

There are good benefits, such as a budget for learning and occasional remote work options. Additionally, the goal of developing technology for societal benefit is significant.


Cons
The atmosphere has significantly deteriorated over the past year. The attempt to rapidly hire and promote numerous middle managers resulted in many teams feeling disempowered, as they had to continually satisfy a layer of management that lacked the experience to provide proper guidance or value. Some of these middle managers turned to micromanagement, further demoralizing the teams. Many new hires left within six months or failed probation, and several employees were let go due to unclear expectations. This created a highly anxious environment, with teams fearing job security and causing significant organizational turbulence. Recently, many talented individuals have been leaving or are being let go, indicating that this is not a sustainable long-term organization.


Advice to Management
Managers should focus on empowering their teams rather than micromanaging. Leadership must identify and address toxic behavior promptly to maintain a healthy work environment. Eliminating a culture of blame is crucial, as it benefits no one. Effective managers know how to position their teams to utilize their strengths and thrive. Managers who cannot maintain professionalism ie be biased based on their personal relationships, should not hold managerial roles.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

CE sent an email asking for survey. Pls fill it up and give your honest feedback

what for? nothing will change anyway.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

you mean compete? I think its intentional. But yes, i agree with you that the DFS2.0 complicated tree diagram is nobody give a f***. And also agree that customers dont like this fine grain definition of job roles as its a way of charging higher AEP on them. The most hilarious thing is Govtech sell the customer "outcome based" and only put e.g. 10 staff with 5 fixed and 5 roaming, so that they can squeeze the $$ out of customer and pay for a headcount that is 30% at the site, for a 100% cost.

DFS is the worst idea ever..... sigh....

Originally Posted by Unregistered

attended the P&E townhall yesterday. The presentation slides look really rushed especially the examples on how apps, platforms and infra work together. The example platforms like WOGAA, SearchSG, BookingSG show a bad understanding of those platforms. The whole looks like a top-down approach pieced together by probably some TMO/strategic planning folks with no understanding of ground work. Making me really worried.

Usually arrowed to someone with potential to do the slides. Technically competent or not is another question - but must have sold well to be on the radar.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

what for? nothing will change anyway.

Usually this kind of survey is let HR hit KPI and for them to say oh we have consulted already haha this is our best haha

Then they proceed to screw people over but the middle management and above who are not doing anything much just continue enjoying life

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Usually arrowed to someone with potential to do the slides. Technically competent or not is another question - but must have sold well to be on the radar.

Future director. Ez promotes