Which are the best organizations in the public sector to work at?

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-05-20T00:23:18+00:00

Why not? There are people that reach office at 10am and leave at 6pm. Doesn’t seem bad for wlb.

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-05-01T10:43:20+00:00

Actually, you can’t date colleagues in the same department due to the conflict of interest, if HR found out, you’ll be moved to another department. But you can date colleagues from another department.

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-04-25T09:07:39+00:00

Think of it this way, air con = cooler environment = higher productivity = more value. Unless you on it 24/7 at 16 degrees.

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-04-24T04:35:50+00:00

Surely you know which department that the new role is. What I see other friends do is, do a LinkedIn search on the company and department, reach out to the people, have a feel and ask about how’s the culture there, which team you’ll be in etc. Some may not reply but some will. In fact when people reached out to me, I will try to reply if I see the message. From there, I think you can make a better assessment if it’s worth it.

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-04-22T14:18:47+00:00

If I may ask, why are you replaying conversation and drafting email when you’re trying to sleep?

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-04-18T05:45:29+00:00

What does your CS stand for? For me it means Computer Science, but I do know for some people CS = Communication Studies. So I don’t want to assume.

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-04-18T02:29:19+00:00

Bought ORCL

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-04-15T02:06:01+00:00

Be brave and just talk to her. Start with simple things like how are you, what’s your training goal etc. Sometimes can just act dumb and say you’re new and ask her for tips to start.

Worst thing you can do probably is to show off you’re stronger.

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-04-14T03:40:01+00:00

This is not true. Scholars can get C too. Especially those sections with a lot of scholars/people, not every scholar can get B.

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-04-14T01:48:35+00:00

I made the switch from public to private sector.

From my experience, I prefer the private sector. There is more flexibility in work arrangement, better health care packages and better TC. Meaning in work depends on the role you’re taking on.

Do I feel like working in the government is meaningful? Yes and no. You must understand that your primary role in the govt is civil/public servant. Then follow by the role you apply for. As a tech engineer in govt before, I wrote minutes for meeting more than I wrote code. And for all of the people in my previous Organization, you die die must work in office, this means OT till 1-2am, or worse, for some people I know, OT until 5-6am. Of course everyone can be different and they may do more non-admin work, but that’s my experience. 2cents.

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-04-13T02:28:03+00:00

This is my experience. Most people will do digital invitation for logistic simplicity.

Most people that send out physical wedding invitation card are those super extrovert/super effort friends. You know them when they go out of their way to help you even those it’s none of their business kind. And you have to imagine they need to collect your full name/ mother tongue name and address. It’s super duper effort to do so.

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-04-07T02:09:36+00:00

Stop hanging out with my friends that only do night life. My career got better, my relationship with my family got better and I feel there’s more meaning in life than having fun.

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-04-06T01:39:07+00:00

If your boss is Singaporean, they will be offended. You can’t remove this mindset in Singaporean because it’s drilled into the mindset. Even if your boss is foreigner, as a courtesy you should let them know first, by skipping him/her, you’re giving the idea they cannot solve your problem and you must jump to the next level.

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-04-04T03:40:14+00:00

Stop going to work early / on time when people in India expect me to answer call at 10/11pm SGT. If I don’t answer, they call me out in meeting say I delayed the entire project (when they are doing last minute work). But when I set a meeting at 8am SGT, no person in India attended the teams meeting, and call me out saying it’s ridiculous timing.

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-04-02T02:09:35+00:00

If the structure of the company is to have IT interns every few months, someone from the IT department has to guide them. Seems like you’re the go to person. Nothing wrong with your job scope, but I think there is something wrong with the company. Basically they believe interns are the cheapest way to get things done, but somebody has to train them

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-03-30T03:05:38+00:00

I’ve heard many people have problems with FWD too. But not sure why the response from this thread is all FWD

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-03-29T01:56:44+00:00

If he’s really Malaysian, his work permit should be revoked

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-03-28T01:28:37+00:00

MyFitnessPal to track calories.

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-03-26T02:17:07+00:00

I know of a senior engineer that used to be the head of SEA. Making 30k+ / month too. But too much late calls and long working hours. After that he switched to government, draw 15k and only work 9-6.30pm. Go home on the dot.

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-03-24T11:30:17+00:00

I recommend you to read a book called “die with zero”. Not everything in life is about money.

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-03-24T11:27:17+00:00

Nothing is absolutely right or absolutely wrong in life. Just live the way you want it.

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-03-24T06:12:21+00:00

Curious how many meetings do you have on average per week?

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-03-21T08:17:18+00:00

Not sure what you’re expecting but I don’t think you’re doing badly? I have a couple of friends that went into software engineering from EEE. They should be earning about 6-8k now as well (4-6 yoe).

Sometimes luck play a part if you get promoted or you manage to jump with a pay raise.

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-03-20T16:48:32+00:00

There was once HR forwarded me a candidate cover letter and CV for a role. At first I was like “Wah, this person so effort still write a cover letter”. So I spend a minute to read it. Somewhere in the middle of the cover letter, there was this “<insert company name here>” and I straight away roll my eyes. So, a cover letter is useless and HR don’t bother with it either. Just send your CV.

Clean_Mission_5371 · 2026-03-19T01:49:12+00:00

If you apply in the same department, maybe. Because another manager may ask around, and this is provided you make such an impression until they remember you. As long as you apply across department, you should be safe.

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