Starting Pay for CS/Ministries 2020 Covid Batch

Originally Posted by Unregistered

To add on, not sure if this is entirely a good thing but no one will ever get fired from the CS due to performance.

The bureaucracy here is soo rigid till every single administrative action will have to go through several layers upwards before execution. That goes without saying that organization moves like a tortoise.

It’s a place to cruise your way till retirement. Of cuz, it can’t beat the glitz and glam of a front office chad working in BB but the job security and work life balance of the CS is unparalleled.

if you don't aspire to be a multimillionaire CS is good enough.

very comfortable life, can afford a car and a small landed property. already better than at least 70% of singaporeans

Originally Posted by Unregistered

if you don't aspire to be a multimillionaire CS is good enough.

very comfortable life, can afford a car and a small landed property. already better than at least 70% of singaporeans

Is it? I'm a civil servant. Don't have a car. Hdb.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is it? I'm a civil servant. Don't have a car. Hdb.

What scheme are you on? How old are you? Which field (eg
Social/defence/economic) does your agency belong to?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

if you don't aspire to be a multimillionaire CS is good enough.

very comfortable life, can afford a car and a small landed property. already better than at least 70% of singaporeans

sure anot??

only those make it to DD level then can afford landed property leh.. which is like 50+ yo

if you cant make it to director level in CS, you will just be aver SG and stuck in CS forever.. getting that 100-200 increment every year

Cs increment so sad? 148 only?

Is the yearly increment for CS standardized and is there any major increments?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

sure anot??

only those make it to DD level then can afford landed property leh.. which is like 50+ yo

if you cant make it to director level in CS, you will just be aver SG and stuck in CS forever.. getting that 100-200 increment every year

semi-detached or terrace can la bungalow probably not. can get by 40.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

semi-detached or terrace can la bungalow probably not. can get by 40.

This is for the past when a HDB flat cost $30k and a landed cost $150k. Back then many teachers and civil servants bought small landed houses, usually terraces. A young civil servant joining today would have done extremely well for himself if he managed to buy a condo. Most buy HDB flats I believe.

A sub-entry level car like a perodua bezza or mutsubishi attrage is probably possible too but not very comfortably.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

To add on, not sure if this is entirely a good thing but no one will ever get fired from the CS due to performance.

The bureaucracy here is soo rigid till every single administrative action will have to go through several layers upwards before execution. That goes without saying that organization moves like a tortoise.

It’s a place to cruise your way till retirement. Of cuz, it can’t beat the glitz and glam of a front office chad working in BB but the job security and work life balance of the CS is unparalleled.

Nope, disagree. I've witnessed cases where employees are fired or asked to leave due to performance. Although most of the times they voluntarily leave first before being forced to leave.

hdb is gooder, when feel stress can do the skydiving from rooftop