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Originally Posted by hobblewobble

Exactly? I wish I had real public servants to ask too..?

Which is why I’m asking in this thread and hoping someone could tell me if this is normal

Originally Posted by Unregistered

i wish you had better real information from real public servants to make a sound decision. You may regret this 10 years later

Originally Posted by hobblewobble

Thanks for replying. Yes, I was shocked when I heard her say 3.1-3.3k. She made it sound as though 15-16th month bonus is a guarantee, hence 3.3k x 15 months would meet my salary expectations of 4k x 12 months.

But like… isn’t it called a BONUS for a reason? I don’t mind her calculating my base pay by taking into consideration the 13th month AWS, but trying to calculate my base pay based on an assumed 15 month bonus (which are variables) sounds ridiculous to me…

I’m not sure if she’s just new or something because she asked me if Highest Distinction (NUS’s new term for FCH) is a second upper. Lol.

I asked if me having FCH means I’ll get a higher pay compared to my peers and she said no, it’s based on how relevant my degree is. But my degree is literally the exact degree asked for in the job description..?? Weird. She then asked me to alert her if any other company gives me an offer so that they can expedite their process so… hopefully this means I can still negotatie for higher pay :/

Anyways, I don’t think I’ll accept anything lower than 3.6k for monthly base pay, especially since they said long working hours are a given in this job :/

Originally Posted by Unregistered

3.3k is crap, no matter what field you are in for a NUS FCH.
Most civil service now already 4.8-5k for a FCH. You deserve more.

Originally Posted by hobblewobble

When people here share about their monthly salaries (especially fresh grads), are you dividing the annual package into months? Or are you sharing your monthly base salary without any bonuses added?

I asked for 4k a month but was shot down by HR who said they can only offer me roughly 3.3k a month because I need to consider 3.3k x 15 months and not 12 months.

Is this normal? Or am I getting lowballed? I’m just worried future employers will take my last drawn salary as 3.3k a month?

Advise please and thanks

[NUS, FCH fresh grad, female no NS, both degree and diploma are relevant to the job, 2 internships with 1 year total experience also extremely relevant to job]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I think we are from the same agency.

Early 40s here... getting ~11k monthly. This year will be getting 19.95 mths package (C grader). If managed to get B, can go as high as 22mths package in a good year like 2017/2018.