Compare civil service salary

Originally Posted by Unregistered

This is accurate. The previous poster only saw or heard the glam. Where there really isn't any. At least not until yous reach a rather high rank. Even scholars do such menial task as booking hotels and planning itinerary. And setting up tables for meals.

And the starting pay shared above is accurate for non-scholars.

I feel this is simplifying FSOs responsibilities too much. I worked for a rather high profile agency which MFA has to work with when there are official visits. A lot of planning and decisions depended on the officer's sense of the political climate, countries' relationship, etc. to design a cohérent visit programme to engineer deeper G2G relations or develop collaborations. This also means working closely with other ministries/agencies with their inputs and recommend a suitable visit programme.

Table setting and meal planning concern protocol where one has to be trained and understand the proper order of proceedings. Agree with the above poster, it is whether you find meaning in doing what you do as an FSO. I personally learned a lot from the FSOs I worked with previously and have respect for them. The granularity of details FSOs can spot or drill down into are not what any other Gov setup can offer.

Try it, if it's not your cup of tea, leave. And you definitely leave with value add in your CV.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I feel this is simplifying FSOs responsibilities too much. I worked for a rather high profile agency which MFA has to work with when there are official visits. A lot of planning and decisions depended on the officer's sense of the political climate, countries' relationship, etc. to design a cohérent visit programme to engineer deeper G2G relations or develop collaborations. This also means working closely with other ministries/agencies with their inputs and recommend a suitable visit programme.

Table setting and meal planning concern protocol where one has to be trained and understand the proper order of proceedings. Agree with the above poster, it is whether you find meaning in doing what you do as an FSO. I personally learned a lot from the FSOs I worked with previously and have respect for them. The granularity of details FSOs can spot or drill down into are not what any other Gov setup can offer.

Try it, if it's not your cup of tea, leave. And you definitely leave with value add in your CV.

They are the cream of the crop civil service wide so even when they leave, they are amongst the most highly desired people across industries like consulting, even banking (for their connections).

anyone can advise what is the salary range for an AD in MTI? How's the culture like in MTI?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

anyone can advise what is the salary range for an AD in MTI? How's the culture like in MTI?

MTI entry level designation is AD. MX12

120k pa as a 30yo male in the public sector

is that considered above average?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

120k pa as a 30yo male in the public sector

is that considered above average?

Of course. Do you even need to ask?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Of course. Do you even need to ask?

He needs you to "confirm" it so uplift his ego :P

Originally Posted by Unregistered

120k pa as a 30yo male in the public sector

is that considered above average?

Care to share more information about yourself? Scholar/ non-scholar, type of job performed etc so that we are able to advise better?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

120k pa as a 30yo male in the public sector

is that considered above average?

I read this forum very often and this is the second time a person claimed this. The annual salary and age also similar. Someone already answered to the previous post of "is that considered above average". Now still come out ask again. I suspect both post may come from the same person and his or her intention is unknown.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

120k pa as a 30yo male in the public sector

is that considered above average?

Fairly reasonable for a farmer/non-elite Scholar. Progression will be considered slow assuming if you are on an upper-tier scholarship.