Boundaries. Walls. Ceilings. - Executive URA Employee Review

1.0
12 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Office hours. Office location. Used to be a trusting place. However with the influx of new people from uniformed groups and absorbed personnel from COVID-19 employments, the place had become increasingly ‘crowded’ and isolates the experienced employees in preference to the younger and ‘reliable’ ones that requires lesser pay.

Cons

Boundary Erasure: Constant after-hours contact via personal phones creates a "perpetual on-call" culture that disregards employee well-being. Bad Faith Appraisals: Performance reviews are used punitively rather than constructively, characterized by repetitive, historical grievances that ignore current progress. Downward Accountability Shifting: Management refuses to provide necessary approvals, instead offloading the risk and burden of decision-making onto subordinates. Homogenous Leadership: The agency’s leadership lacks diversity to an anomalous degree, indicating a culture of exclusion that is unique even among its peers. Disparate Impact on Minorities: Professional development and promotions are withheld from minority employees, pointing to a discriminatory barrier to entry for senior roles.

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5.0
13 June 2023
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Pros

Exposure to everything planning related in Singapore, both nation-wide or community level. Lots of stakeholder engagement and liaison with the other government agencies.

Cons

Sometimes back and forth with other government agencies are slow. Lots of red tape, a kind of "set" way of doing things because that's just how it's been done.

4.0
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Pros

Friendly colleagues and great location!!

Cons

Hierarchy can sometimes make it difficult to push projects through but that's typical of government jobs.

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