15% pay cut from private sector to teach in Polytechnic

Originally Posted by Unregistered

hi pal, with your job experience, why not consider teaching full time with MOE?
I think it as a meaningful job which contributes back to society. a bit cliche but that is the reason for me submitting my application online

also, mind to share your last drawn pay with your working experience in poly?
thanks!

i agree that teaching profession is a meaningful job but I like to have control over what I do. I heard teaching in MOE is very stressful - KPI is linked to student performance and if one gets a bad class, then consider your life is ruined. Those who are teaching in schools under MOE, can you share your experiences?

Salary has just reached 41xx .

may I ask your current job and your experience.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

i agree that teaching profession is a meaningful job but I like to have control over what I do. I heard teaching in MOE is very stressful - KPI is linked to student performance and if one gets a bad class, then consider your life is ruined. Those who are teaching in schools under MOE, can you share your experiences?

Salary has just reached 41xx .

may I ask your current job and your experience.

i've been working in civil service for a few years, and considering a career switch as i feel that though the $$ is sufficient, there seems to be no aim or satisfaction in my work. i guess i'm just asking myself what to do with my life, haha.

anyway, thanks for sharing as well

[loming]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Frustated. Getting bored working in poly. Last 5-6 years here and no promotion. Joined as fresh grad with no industry experience. After yearly increments salary is still very low. I had engineering degree.

Job seems so monotonous. Classes almost 2-3 days per week and do admin work that is not appreciated.

Now, i can't go back to industry. What is best option for me? What else can i do to earn better? After being a lecturer, what else does one do?? Join ministry? which ones - please suggest some?

all your industrial skill will be gone if you stay in the poly...only talk can talk but no practical no how

Originally Posted by loming

all your industrial skill will be gone if you stay in the poly...only talk can talk but no practical no how

you are talking about UNIVERSITY is it? Poly staff are actively engaged with the industries through project collaborations. Don't know anything, dont anyhow shoot. Talk also must talk sense.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I am looking at the salary scales posted in this thread (copied below).

Could someone please explain the 3 numbers? Using PAX 5 as an example, it says "$ 3,750 - 5,740 / 6,740", does it mean that 3750-5740 is the range? Then what about 6740?

PAX Salary Range (effective 1 Sep 2012)

PAX 2
$10,920 - 14,910 /16,900

PAX 3
$ 7,060 - 9,670 /10,980

PAX 4A/4E
$ 5,120 - 7,690 / 8,980

PAX 5A/5E
$ 3,750 - 5,740 / 6,740

PAX 6A/6E
$ 2,410 - 4,270 / 5,200

With this recent revision: I have not been promoted and yet I get a new salary range call PAX6AS or personal-to-holder. What is the implication?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Pax 6A scale looks strange. 5200-5150 is not 4%.
Unless they do the Personal To Holder thing again...

I got the personal to holder thing after this revision because am at the ceiling of pax6a and now i am called PAX6AS or personal to holder. Was hoping for a promotion to 5A but didn't get it. super disappointing and annoying, which means it is stuck at PAX6 for god knows how long? What is the implication anybody knows?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I got the personal to holder thing after this revision because am at the ceiling of pax6a and now i am called PAX6AS or personal to holder. Was hoping for a promotion to 5A but didn't get it. super disappointing and annoying, which means it is stuck at PAX6 for god knows how long? What is the implication anybody knows?

Sorry to tell you that implication is next year no increment unless you get promotion.

Any idea what is the VAS for this June?

Originally Posted by cslee

How's the annual salary components in Poly like? For example, in Civil Service the components include:
1) 12 x monthly basic
2) 1 x AWS (i.e. 13 month)
3) PB (depend on individual performance. Average is 1.5 mth)
4) Variable Annual Supplement (depend on overall economy. Can be 0 - 2.x mths)
5) Growth bonus (only in exceptional year, so far only given out twice)

What are the salary components for PAX scheme like?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Any idea what is the VAS for this June?

we are still working on the amount.
might be between 0 to 2 month.

PM mentioned it could be 3.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

we are still working on the amount.
might be between 0 to 2 month.