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 3% 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 (19) , 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 56 reviews)); "Great working environment and mentoring" ((in 43 reviews)); "Nice atmosphere and people." ((in 41 reviews)); "The work/life balance is good and the option to work part of your time remotely is great." ((in 39 reviews)); "A great opportunity to provide scientific support to European policy making and mix with other European colleagues." ((in 36 reviews))

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

"no career opportunities for contract agents" ((in 15 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy and very often changes in the strategic work plans." ((in 14 reviews)); "Long hours and t0o much paper work." ((in 13 reviews)); "Managers are incompetent." ((in 11 reviews)); "Office politics reign supreme above competence." ((in 7 reviews))

European Commission reviews

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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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (843 reviews)

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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).

Reviews by job title

843 reviews

5.0

Dec 11, 2022

Working with the European Commission

Policy officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work on interesting files, and work in an international environment

Cons

Must be based in brussels, which is not so necessary now given teleworking possibilities.

4.0

Nov 26, 2022

EC OK

Engineering manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great atmosphere, great colleagues and positively challenging tasks.

Cons

Occasionally stressful environment and kinda small teams.

4.0

Nov 19, 2022

Good place to work

Internal auditor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large diversity embraced by most employees, care about employees' working conditions, good working conditions, many development opportunities, your actions count in the overall picture but not always communicated as such.

Cons

Often meet old style managers with micromanagement tendency, rigid hierarchy, sometimes managers have 10+ years in the same position, not true leadership display, a lot more managers than leaders, rather rigid HR people.

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