Jumping into the tech private sector from public sector

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is Govtech > FAANG even possible?

Yes Govtech is even better than FAANG.

The reality is that if you stay in Singapore all your life then there's no point going FAANG. Govtech pay is on par with FAANG.

If you are going to go western countries then of course FAANG is better. No one overseas know what Govtech even is.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Yes Govtech is even better than FAANG.

The reality is that if you stay in Singapore all your life then there's no point going FAANG. Govtech pay is on par with FAANG.

If you are going to go western countries then of course FAANG is better. No one overseas know what Govtech even is.

Govtech is a good deal, even if FAANG pays slightly more. Esp given the climate of layoffs and protracted recession.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

So DSTA/DSO>Govtech?

In terms of actual technical sophistication/challenge, yes. In terms of having a hipster "tech culture" with ping pong tables/ nap pods/artisanal coffee then no. Pay is comparable.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

In terms of actual technical sophistication/challenge, yes. In terms of having a hipster "tech culture" with ping pong tables/ nap pods/artisanal coffee then no. Pay is comparable.

in terms of saf culture?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

In terms of actual technical sophistication/challenge, yes. In terms of having a hipster "tech culture" with ping pong tables/ nap pods/artisanal coffee then no. Pay is comparable.

ermmmmmmm press x to doubt for sure. DSTA/DSO relies on ST for subcon....

Originally Posted by Unregistered

ermmmmmmm press x to doubt for sure. DSTA/DSO relies on ST for subcon....

dsta maybe. dso/csit does cutting edge stuff.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

dsta maybe. dso/csit does cutting edge stuff.

interesting. thats good to know. if FAANG/ByteDance and Big Tech are tier 1s, i would place GovTech at a solid tier 1.5, DSTA/DSO/CSA/CSIT would be tier 2 and NCS and ST tier 3. Ranking in terms of pay, visibilitu, exit to better opportunities and culture.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

interesting. thats good to know. if FAANG/ByteDance and Big Tech are tier 1s, i would place GovTech at a solid tier 1.5, DSTA/DSO/CSA/CSIT would be tier 2 and NCS and ST tier 3. Ranking in terms of pay, visibilitu, exit to better opportunities and culture.

er ncs and st are tier 1000. would rather join a non-tech mnc/stat board than be a ncs/st "consultant" (slave). black mark on cv.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

er ncs and st are tier 1000. would rather join a non-tech mnc/stat board than be a ncs/st "consultant" (slave). black mark on cv.

idk man like quite shiok to retire there leh. if u ever wanna stop the hustle

Originally Posted by Unregistered

idk man like quite shiok to retire there leh. if u ever wanna stop the hustle

only if you're those kind of jlb manager who know how to talk only. technical folk are overworked underpaid slaves in those kind of places.