Working culture @ IDA

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Your g50 cleared but still not called up for medical? yours is cat 1 or 2a?

thanks for the reply.

not sure which cat; it is just the normal e-G50 personal particulars form.

last correspondence with HR was an e-mail two weeks ago - "pending management approval for offer".

I will just wait for their call.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

thanks for the reply.

not sure which cat; it is just the normal e-G50 personal particulars form.

last correspondence with HR was an e-mail two weeks ago - "pending management approval for offer".

I will just wait for their call.

hey there! Don't mind can share your role and position? years of experience and how much you ask for?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I am currently awaiting for my offer package to be approved by HR higher authority. And also awaiting to be sent for medical. It has already been 7 weeks. Reference check and g50 clearance already done. HR manager will let me know when package is approved. Wondering if the restructuring to imda and gto is causing the delay?

i signed the contract approximately 5 weeks after HR notified that i got the job. here's the chain of process (for my application) if it helps:


selected for the position --> submit g50 particulars and details for reference checks --> package negotiation --> official offer after management approval is secured --> medical -- (2 weeks) --> sign contract


that said, i suppose my position didn't need a high security clearance so i got it done pretty quickly.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

i signed the contract approximately 5 weeks after HR notified that i got the job. here's the chain of process (for my application) if it helps:


selected for the position --> submit g50 particulars and details for reference checks --> package negotiation --> official offer after management approval is secured --> medical -- (2 weeks) --> sign contract


that said, i suppose my position didn't need a high security clearance so i got it done pretty quickly.

thanks for the sequence of events. i have recently passed the medical and signed the offer. the delay was really due to internal restructuring.

How much can i expect for entry salary at grade 9?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

average pay for personnels promoting into
G11 - slightly less than 7K
G12 - slightly less than 10K
G13 - 11K (12 and 13 roughly same, except for super scale bonus)
G14 - 12K (bar)
G15 - max of 16K
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G12 - slightly less than 10K
This is exec director or senior mgr?? Its a low level manager salary in the private sector.. is above info correct anot. If so, IDA underpays a lot

who has the updated pay scale for g9? 6-7 years experience go in a g9 ok? normally how long is the promotion? what's the average bonus? +is it true that they will give higher grade / bonus for local u and distance learner? like that distance learner go in as "lower class"? btw when is Ida bonus payout?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Good guys, you will regret joining IDA.

IDA is famous among Singapore engineering community for ultra politicking. Having lost all their credibility, high salary is the only way to save their grace.

Typically they get 16 months salary a year, while those guys inside sucks big time technically. Meanwhile they can console themselves that they are "planners", project managers, who are the kind that PAP government think they deserve high salary.

The outside contractors and good engineers do the real work.

PAP jobs are hopeless unless you know how to suck coc.

I strongly agree! IDA is the worst company I ever worked in.Company culture is the worst I ever seen.
No matter how strong your experience is, at the end of day, you will need to follow their senseless instructions. There is no room for discussion even though you have your own thoughts.

Put down your dignity and face the worst of people you can see in IDA.
Everyday, you do not know why and what you are doing. Because they told you to, you just do.
In the end, the credits goes to all the DD and you are after all their assistants.

Your boss like you, you are in luck. If not, easily get black marked in IDA.

Can IDA's offered salary be negotiable?

can, I know someone did, but not much

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Can IDA's offered salary be negotiable?