Software Engineer • Current Employee
Pros: Friendly College; EPF contribution was above average.
Cons: Below-Market Compensation & Disincentivized Retention: Overall compensation across junior levels is well below the industry average. Recent salary adjustments were exclusively applied to fresh graduate trainees, bringing brand-new hires to the exact same pay scale as junior employees with 2 to 3 years of experience. Prioritizing entry-level recruitment while ignoring internal salary progression creates severe pay compression and discourages loyalty.
Flawed Promotion Policy: HR requires managers to submit promotion nominations a full year in advance. Forecasting performance and business needs 12 months out is impractical, which often leads to promotions based on arbitrary early predictions rather than real-time merit and delivered results.
Chronic Urgency & Tight Timelines: Project schedules are consistently unrealistic, with a culture where "everything is urgent," resulting in high stress and burnout.
High Turnover: Given the lack of retention strategy, compressed pay scales, and rigid HR policies, team turnover remains noticeably high.