Private sector to civil Service with BIG pay cut
Hi all
I would like to check if there are any mid career ppl out here who quit the private sector to join civil service? Do you get a pay cut? How much? I have 15yrs experience in private sector. Intend to join ministry but there is a big pay cut as experience is not relevant. Entry grade offered at MX11. Non scholar. I see many pple here state that they reach MX11 after 5-8yrs in Civil service. I feel short changed as I have so many more years of working experience. Is there any scheme that will help mid career ppl move up the ranks faster ? Assuming they need an initial 1-2 yrs of assessment before adjusting the mid career ppl to their correct level / original pay scale? |
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I am also offered MX11 and I am also from pte sector or rather GLC. But the salary is not yet proposed to me. Was wondering if you could share if you are earning >6K? Thanks in advance! |
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My suggestion to you is if you are old already and still hung up about pay and promotions, MOE is not the place for you. You just end up getting frustrated as your peers keep pulling further ahead of you. As a rule of thumb, most teachers do not make it past SGEO 1, i.e. the max pay you will likely get on retirement at 62 in present dollars is 8k+. Go in with your eyes open and be realistic about pay. |
Originally Posted by Bean
2011 Civil Service Salary Range Job grade: MX9 (Superscale) Job title: Deputy Director, Director Pay scale: S$10,580 – S$14,550 / S$14,551 – S$16,540 Job grade: MX10 Job title: Assistant Director, Deputy Director Pay scale: S$6,350 – S$9,050 / S$9,051 – S$10,400 Job grade: MX11 Job title: Manager, Assistant Director Pay scale: S$4,100 – S$6,160 / S$6,161 – S$7,190 Job grade: MX12 Job title: Assistant Manager, Manager Pay scale: S$2,550 – S$5,130 Job grade: MX13 Job title: Management Executive Pay scale: up to S$2,800 for fresh graduates anyone has any updated info on the salary range ?? especially for the starting pay of MX11? |
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However I must warn you that as a non-scholar and mid-career, you'll see many of your peers at least 5-8 yrs younger than you. Ministries are full of scholars. MA scholars reach MX11 about 3-4 years after graduation. The AO DDs/Ds are in their early 30s. The young DSes could be in mid 30s. Frankly these scholars really have it easy because of academic credentials - and as a result, the ministries have morph into a place that favors this kind of brainy skills. If you don't have it, you're in the loosing end. No different from selection for the gifted program in primary school (and you'll see, many of them are in GEP since young). Anyway, if you're ok with that, CS is not a bad place to be. However, be prepared to feel unfulfilled and spending your time maneuvering between bureaucracy. I know a few mid-careers who joined ministries - I was one of them, they all left (me included) after 1-2 yrs, since the environment is drastically different from pte and frankly, you don't feel you're contributing to society - just wasting taxpayer's money. It could be different in the statboards, however. |
hmm.. if pte experience is hardly relevant, why I am I offered MX11 then? but salary not yet proposed to me. wonder why?
by the way, i think cs offers good work life balance and the regarding the point on scholars i think even in pte sector they exists as well so no diff. anyone knows the min salary for MX11? |
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Having been in a ministry myself, the stress level is actually higher than you think - you are directly serving the minister's politican's demand (through the PS and DSs) and my colleagues are constantly on the lookout to respond to e-mails/request even in the weekends/evenings. |
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