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ASEAN Secretariat Reviews

3.7

60% would recommend to a friend

(83 total reviews)

90% positive business outlook

ASEAN Secretariat has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 83 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ASEAN Secretariat employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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83 reviews
1.0
13 Apr 2020
Recommend
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Pros

Working at ASEC will give you a new experience and improve your knowledge. You will be communicating directly with senior government officials from ASEAN nations and ASEAN counterparts. The job also offers opportunities to travel overseas for meetings, negotiations, etc. Hence, you can receive additional income as it has a generous travel allowance.

Cons

The salary and allowance do not reflect the responsibilities that one has. One can argue there is no work-life balance, which shows "modern slavery". The organization also does not offer incentives to staff to work after hours and especially during holidays, even also during annual leave. It has poor working culture, bullying, and it forces you to apply that working culture that it has developed since its establishment. Additionally, there is a lack of cooperation between internal divisions, inadequate guidance from superiors, superiors expect their staff to work like robots as well as numerous and constant high pressures.

1.0
7 May 2023

Stuck in 1967

Recommend
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Pros

Prople are cordial. Not much else.

Cons

Where do I start? 1. HR system is literally 1967. There is still finger print clock in clock out system that does not measure performance, productivity, or output of staff. Performance reviews lack 360 feedback, so very much upward biased. No sincere concern for staff well being. Last salary increase benefitted the higher levels staff the most, relative to lower level staff. Compensation and salary is lower than other international organizations and even private sector. 2. Personnel management is highly political. If DSG doesn't like a staff, he can force her/him to resign early, while a toxic staff can be retained as long as s/he "delivers" to the bosses, despite very high turnover rate. 3. Lack of strategic thinking by the leadership. No internal discussions on strategic issues facing ASEAN, like geopolitical great power competition. Or even financing reform for ASEC.

3.0
11 Aug 2017

Director

Recommend
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Pros

Best learning experience and opportunity to acquire many skills. Work with some of the best talents from the region. Recognition of the importance of your work

Cons

Too much paper work. Salaries are not competitive. Contribution to a worthy cause is the motivator. Office politics and bureaucracy high and need to recognize this as part of the work.

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