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European Commission reviews

4.3

89% would recommend to a friend

(843 total reviews)
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Ursula von der Leyen

76% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

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
Oct 21, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Excellent supervision - Good working hours - Useful training - Opportunities to pursue your interests

Cons

None, but perhaps the traineeships could be longer or more flexible

4.0
Oct 20, 2021

Writing European laws

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Family-friendly, Meaningful work, Secure, Excellent salary, World-wide opportunities

Cons

Bureaucratic, little room for own initiatives Most of the time rewards not based on performance Mainly based in rainy Brussels Difficult to get a position

3.0
Oct 16, 2021

Interesting

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Exciting multi-cultural and international working environment, work does have impact on policy-making, competitive salary

Cons

Strong hierarchies, sometimes things take too much time, as Contract Agent work time limited to 6 years maximum no matter of your performance

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