Reasons not to sign on

skythewood SG

With the glooming economy, having an iron rice bowl is a factor to consider. together with the many bonuses and recent pay rise, a career in the police force is looking to be quite good.

But than again, what is the reasons not to sign on?

16/f/lonely SG

Because of the life in service.

skythewood SG

like, which aspect?

abit too general leh, say life in service

16/f/lonely SG

Sorry, kua salah....thought you talking SAF.

caleb_chiang SG

because of all the sai kang and arrows...

skythewood SG

in corporate world less sai kang?

corebooster SG

promotion is slow.

increment is little.

no Overtime

Working hours are long

Off-days are burnt

constant change of management (guess this happens very often)

On the good side.

Pay is structured and stable

Leave are alot

Annual IPPT makes u fitter (for most)

welfare and benefits are gd

you are contributing to the security of our country

skythewood SG

i see contradiction.

off-day alot versus off day get burnt. do they cancel each other out? or one is better than the other?

promotion is slow anywhere bah, unless you comparing to SAF...

corebooster SG

oh. paisehx.

Annual Leave are alot.

Off-days are burnt.

Promotion is slow and rigid.

corebooster SG

i see contradiction.

off-day alot versus off day get burnt. do they cancel each other out? or one is better than the other?

promotion is slow anywhere bah, unless you comparing to SAF...

erm.

regarding promotion. it really depends. There are people whom in my company that are given double promotions or straight promotons on a yearly basis. but that dun happen in govt svc.

skythewood SG

erm.

regarding promotion. it really depends. There are people whom in my company that are given double promotions or straight promotons on a yearly basis. but that dun happen in govt svc.

actually, the same happens in govt service. for both cases, they are call elites/scholars.

normal people in corporation/ civil promote rather slowly....

corebooster SG

ya.

sorry.

im refering to JOs. yeah. the JOs promotion rate are slow. and frm what i observe, most of the timme, the first two numbers of your pay is around your age.

the promotion rates for SOs are fast, esp those on LMS and Overseas scholarship.

skythewood SG

ya.

sorry.

im refering to JOs. yeah. the JOs promotion rate are slow. and frm what i observe, most of the timme, the first two numbers of your pay is around your age.

the promotion rates for SOs are fast, esp those on LMS and Overseas scholarship.

haha, true...

what welfare/benefits in SPF is better compared to corporate world?

corebooster SG

haha, true...

what welfare/benefits in SPF is better compared to corporate world?

for my department.

we have monthly HLS/In-service. its different from land division coz im frm a staff department.

we have our fruits day, Recreation training time, good facilities within the compound such as gym etc. my own sub-departments holds our own birthday celebrations, JO-SO sharing session n stuff. so it was quite a wonderful experience

im still 18, ORD few weeks back from the force. now working in a SME, so the benefits/welfare is still not very adequate. so i felt that my time in SPF was better in terms of benefits/welfare.