Pros
- Great manager, able to work with autonomy (could be manager-dependent) - Flexible working arrangements - Employee welfare is good (significantly enhanced by previous CE Mervyn) - Newly renovated building, good facilities - You get to see new and unique things in the field of Defence Tech - Training opportunities are there if you speak up - People are generally kind and willing to help each other
Cons
- Working hours can be long depending on project - Users/"customers" can sometimes be challenging to deal with - The usual government red tape and processes (but to give credit, the organization really tries to improve where it is possible) - Need to step up and do more "CCAs" if you want to move up the career ladder - If looking for tech work, you could be disappointed because most of the hands-on work are outsourced to contractors; you end up mostly doing procurement, planning, and vendor management (and when the vendor doesn't deliver or struggles to deliver, which happens more often than I'd like, it becomes the project team's fault)