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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
2.0
Aug 19, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Salary is decent for the work expected; * There is relative job security; * Acceptable benefits for families etc.; * Job can potentially be interesting.

Cons

* The EC is very bureaucratic with simple decisions taking sometimes extremely long, there is also little flexibility to adapt to things on the go * Position in hierarchy is king, so solutions (or lack of thereof) depend on the professionalism, attentiveness and willingness of management * It is very hard to fire permanent staff. This can have three negative consequences: 1. Staff eventually become demotivated; 2. Incompetent people make work more difficult for others. 3. Temporary staff are used to do most of the work, with lowest benefits and no career prospects. * The wellbeing of staff is good in official communication, but reality does not reflect it.

4.0
Aug 18, 2021

Good

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

This is a interesting place with nice people. The job is stimulating and you practice languages. It is great with you studied political sciences.

Cons

It is difficult to gain a long term position. There are not many open positions. You need to have many years of experience.

3.0
Aug 16, 2021

nice

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

nice working environment; good facilities; interesting learning opportunities; professional networking and reach

Cons

zero career opportunities; hard hierarchy and budget constraints; limited space for professional growth

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