Career as Teacher

Originally Posted by Unregistered

IKR the system is soooo warped!

How much are u drawing as GEO4 and how many years of teaching? I’m getting 6k now

same and after this year is 9 years.

Definitely the best are the SEO 1 and GEO 3. The rest are crap

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How do u guys even know what will happen next year to promotees pay. Maybe MOE intends to make up for the difference?

haha thumbs up for your optimism...

on a side note, were there still people who got promoted in oct? if there were, which adjustment did they receive?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

same and after this year is 9 years.

Definitely the best are the SEO 1 and GEO 3. The rest are crap

you're drawing 6k after 9 years in the service? that can't be right! i'm 5 years in..

Originally Posted by Unregistered

you're drawing 6k after 9 years in the service? that can't be right! i'm 5 years in..

Yes there r ppl 9 years still geo 3..

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Yes there r ppl 9 years still geo 3..

they would have hit the ceiling already like 6.2k.
then some are happy to be HOT at that point? then do tuition outside.
and then, they could be earning more than geo 4 KP.

staying in GEO 3 would also have lower expectations?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Yes there r ppl 9 years still geo 3..

How come leh? Thought if u perform satisfactory and stay on then should minimally be on track to be promoted de? 9 years GEO3 and drawing 6k is quite low tbh..

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How come leh? Thought if u perform satisfactory and stay on then should minimally be on track to be promoted de? 9 years GEO3 and drawing 6k is quite low tbh..

The 6k is not because of 9 years, it's because of the GEO3 ceiling. Old ceiling was 5.6k only. New ceiling is about 6.2k.

In the past the road to GEO5 was smooth as silk. Nowdays if you only 'meet expectations', get C grade every year, and your CEP is at GEO5, you can be stuck at GEO3 for 5 to 7 years before being promoted to GEO4. By then, you would be almost 7 to 9 years in service already.

There doesn't seem to be such a thing as "on track to be promoted" for ordinary performers these days. You gotta hustle super hard just to be promoted decently quickly.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

a GEO 3 nearing the new ceiling of 6k could be higher paid than GEO 4, and pb could be higher ...so what could be the motivation to promote - other than aiming for higher pay?

The thing is you can't control anything. HR promotes you when they do, unless your SLs intervene for the better or for worse. Promote early, promote late, doesn't matter whether which one is better. You just get promoted when "it is time".

The only say that you have in the matter is: you can reject the promotion. But who knows when the next one will come. Maybe by rejecting a promotion you self-condemn to hentak kaki forever. Nobody dares to do that unless they already have a solid exit plan.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

The 6k is not because of 9 years, it's because of the GEO3 ceiling. Old ceiling was 5.6k only. New ceiling is about 6.2k.

In the past the road to GEO5 was smooth as silk. Nowdays if you only 'meet expectations', get C grade every year, and your CEP is at GEO5, you can be stuck at GEO3 for 5 to 7 years before being promoted to GEO4. By then, you would be almost 7 to 9 years in service already.

There doesn't seem to be such a thing as "on track to be promoted" for ordinary performers these days. You gotta hustle super hard just to be promoted decently quickly.

thanks for sharing. is it regular for a teacher's CEP to be GEO5 though? Thought it would be higher like HOD level.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

thanks for sharing. is it regular for a teacher's CEP to be GEO5 though? Thought it would be higher like HOD level.

Only if you hustle and your effort and potential are recognised. Not recognised also no use.

Or, if you are a high tier scholar.

Otherwise default CEP for teacher confirmed to service is GEO5.