Does European Commission pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, European Commission employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at European Commission. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at European Commission?

89% of European Commission employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated European Commission 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at European Commission?

Blue Book Trainee (165) , Policy Officer (81) , Bluebook Trainee (68) , Intern (40) , Administrative Assistant (36) , Project Officer (36) , Project Manager (32) , Policy Assistant (24) , Graduate Trainee (20) , Blue Book Traineeship (18) , Contract Agent IV (16) , Internship (15) , Stagiaire (14) , Administrator (11) , Legal Officer (11)

What are the pros of working at European Commission according to real employee reviews?

"Work schedule is reasonably flexible and the benefits are good." ((in 52 reviews)); "good working environment" ((in 44 reviews)); "Nice atmosphere and people." ((in 44 reviews)); "The work/life balance is good and the option to work part of your time remotely is great." ((in 36 reviews)); "A great opportunity to provide scientific support to European policy making and mix with other European colleagues." ((in 33 reviews))

What are the cons of working at European Commission according to real employee reviews?

"Lack of career opportunities" ((in 16 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy and very often changes in the strategic work plans." ((in 14 reviews)); "Long hours and t0o much paper work." ((in 12 reviews)); "Very rigid hierarchical structure, many procedures and processes in place, micromanagement by many managers, often you do what is required and not what you sense right, you are forced to work from 9" ((in 10 reviews)); "Office politics reign supreme above competence." ((in 7 reviews))

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4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(843 total reviews)

Ursula von der Leyen

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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European Commission has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 843 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The European Commission employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Regierung & öffentliche Verwaltung industry (3.6 stars).

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843 reviews

5.0

Apr 19, 2023

Many opportunities - interesting work

Blue book trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You can be lucky and you can be unlucky as a blue book. I was very lucky. Involved in many events, got a lot of responsibility, learned a lot

Cons

Difficult to stay at the commission

4.0

Apr 18, 2023

Nice place to work

Technical writer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great (dynamic) colleagues, nice perks & comfortable working atmosphere

Cons

A lot of bureaucracy, tedious meetings.

3.0

Apr 17, 2023

Great place to work, but....

Policy officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work, great colleagues, good pay

Cons

Precarious work contract, difficult to get permanent job due to inadequate tests for competitions

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