I regret it; I didn’t take the civil service exam before
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I really regret it – I chose to work in a design firm back then. Ten years have passed now, and the industry is in decline; my salary has dropped significantly, and it’s barely enough to support my wife and children. I wish I had chosen a technical career instead of becoming a civil servant. I regret not even trying to take the exams for those positions. It took me three years to obtain my certification as a chemical engineer, and I passed that exam. It also took me three years to become a certified power engineer, and I passed that too. Now I’m lost – if only I had used that time to prepare for the civil service exams, I would have already reached a higher position by now. Ugh, I’m so regretful. . . .
It’s hard to say; even if you have the required grades, it’s still possible that you won’t be able to get in.
Not necessarily; my wife is totally fine as well – she’s also become a civil servant
It’s not me saying this, but it’s mainly a matter of mindset and attitude; I guess the original poster is from the north
If you have no connections, you’ll still be at the grassroots level after ten years; now you’d surely say you regret becoming a civil servant
So, eight years after graduation, a person who hasn’t taken any exams at all should...
Can civil servants afford it? The salaries of civil servants at the grassroots level are quite low. The past decade was precisely the peak period for the design industry – surely they must have made huge profits? After working in design for ten years, I’m actually envious of civil servants?
All I can say is that the current market conditions are poor; if you had chosen to become a civil servant back then, you would have regretted it 5 years ago.
I’ve tried hard for a long time but still haven’t obtained the certificate. . . . . . . .
Civil servants can enjoy fairly good benefits in some aspects; my wife receives 4,000 yuan in her salary, plus over 2,000 yuan in housing fund. At the end of the year, she might get 20,000 or 30,000 yuan, and most of the costs related to medical treatment are covered by insurance. I have been working for ten years; during peak periods, my income was only 120,000 per year. It’s still the result of working overtime for half a year, with no weekends. Normally, the salary would be around 80,000 to 90,000, or maybe 100,000 – roughly the same as my wife’s salary. Alas, things are tough these days; there are few projects available, so salaries have been reduced. There might only be 50,000 this year. . . If this continues, the company will have to lay off employees. It doesn’t matter; in state-owned enterprises, it’s possible to be laid off anyway. That’s why I regret it – as a civil servant, one can earn 80,000 to 90,000 yuan per year; it’s a stable job, with no need to worry about economic downturns or being laid off
The situation is not good, but don’t lose your head; what’s the use of regretting things that happened ten years ago?