GovTech

Originally Posted by Unregistered

u compare an average govtechie with MOH or public healthcare worker

see whose annual income is higher

they tank so much more at lower pay

You should compare IT professionals.
Compare with GIC and Temasek, DSO and DSTA.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

You should compare IT professionals.
Compare with GIC and Temasek, DSO and DSTA.

If salaries are higher there ...

Instead of comparing ...

You can instead ... request to move there

Nothing stopping you ...

If don't like the management ... go FAANG or OGP lho, they are hiring btw

Can't have your cake and eat it too ...

when is the govtech con?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

If salaries are higher there ...

Instead of comparing ...

You can instead ... request to move there

Nothing stopping you ...

If don't like the management ... go FAANG or OGP lho, they are hiring btw

Can't have your cake and eat it too ...

DSTA fresh graduate programmer pay has overtaken TAP. Total TC nearly hitting 100k for this year batch.

Software Engineer
Current employee, more than 1 year

Pros
Used to be good, similar to private market practices

Cons
Limited promotion, heavily relies on curve which makes things less transparent.
Higher management seems to like doing things on a wimp, changing goalposts without much considerations of the ground staff.

Advice to Management
Stop giving excuses on rushed decisions, good things take super long time to decide and give heads up to the ground staff but bad things can just implement without warning.

Project Manager
Current employee

Pros
Decent monthly wages
Learn to protect your own self interest

Cons
Change of bonus structure extremely demoralizing
Unclear kpi, lack of clear communication of expectations from leadership.
Even winning award for system only got "...meet basic requirements of role"
Expect workload to be hijacked by random ccas and unreasonable timelines

Advice to Management
lack of leadership skills/strategic thinking/planning/accountability from top down, but punishment only at working level

Originally Posted by Unregistered

DSTA fresh graduate programmer pay has overtaken TAP. Total TC nearly hitting 100k for this year batch.

Why bother comparing with other agency though. Ownself get high pay happy already don't bother about others lah

Originally Posted by Unregistered

DSTA fresh graduate programmer pay has overtaken TAP. Total TC nearly hitting 100k for this year batch.

TAP is over 100k.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Why bother comparing with other agency though. Ownself get high pay happy already don't bother about others lah

But many here still don't seem happy despite the high pay and good WLB lol

Originally Posted by Unregistered

But many here still don't seem happy despite the high pay and good WLB lol

WLB your head. come services and see