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3.5

63% would recommend to a friend

(2,043 total reviews)
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Beh Kian Teik

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43% positive business outlook

Agency for Science, Technology and Research has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 2,043 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Agency for Science, Technology and Research employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Management and consulting industry (3.7 stars).

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1.0
Dec 27, 2017

Tyranny of Management

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Pros

Good food around the area I had nice colleagues nothing good to say about the job

Cons

Management treats every staff like a witch or wizard, it doesn't matter if your opinions are differed, they'll contact you late into the night, it matters not if your dateline is tight. Micro-management is the favourite of the senior management. Fall-in-line, don't go off on a different tangent. Otherwise they'll decree, put your name RED and BIG for all to see. Send them your progress report, and make sure it's on the dot, but they won't read anything in it, till you tell them you want to exit. They'll tell you "good job", behind your backs, they'll whisper "what a slob" but no, when they're with others, their lies, oh, it smothers. Promotions, they'll promise, to the un-deserving always, afraid of the exodus, they'll try to appear magnanimous. The money's a pittance, not enough to make you dance, the bonus they'll spread, so you'll keep staying instead.

1.0
Nov 14, 2017
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Pros

In general, i enjoyed working with the people in I2R and by means of people, i mean running on the ground like fellow scientists, engineers and overworked administrators and ID folks. I like how most of us bond like family and how most of us are closely knitted to resolve pretty tough deadlines and unreasonable management demands

Cons

If there was an honest HR handbook for I2R employees it will be detailing at least the following "Things to take note of" (i) New employees are to be prepared to be treated like dimwit even if you have a PhD or has been in the R&D scene for years. (ii) As a member I2R, you must be strategic and mainly by placing the word "strategic" will instantly make yourself more strategic even if it sounds totally ridiculous (iii) You will not be treated with respect, i.e. you are not considered as a person if (i) you are not the executive director's pet and (ii) not in some elitist capability building teams (iv) It will be a norm to receive friendly reminders of your meager existence when you are due for contract renewals. You will have to justify your renewal over and over again if you are deemed not strategic, i.e. doing what the management tells you to do, or risk having your contractual period lapsed with no news of termination or extension. Of course, you could spend some time contemplating why you are staying in a "you pay peanuts, you get monkeys" environment and join the industry who will pay you 25-30% better and treat you like a person (v) You will be well-trained in administrative tasks by indulging in hours of overtime required to finish tonnes of reports, biweekly, weekly, monthly reports of various kinds. It is PAPERWORK HEAVEN BABY!! (vi) You will develop skills to face the harsh world of the industry as you are expected to be shouted at, belittled, back stabbed by the pets of the executive director when you start to challenge their scientific capabilities. Also you will be taught of reasoning logic as you will be trained in justifying why your research work is better than IBM Watson.

2.0
Aug 21, 2018

Flexible place but poor senior management

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Pros

Flexible work timing. Many equipments but always down.

Cons

Unfocused projects. Poor senior management. Policies not updated. Poor compensation for recent graduates.

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All projects are rigorously vetted for proper focus and relevance to IMRE’s mission through a proper evaluation process. To post a baseless comment smacks of thoughtlessness with only an aim to injure. It is detrimental to the credibility of Glassdoor to host such misinformation. Tsk tsk.
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