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4.3

88% would recommend to a friend

(841 total reviews)
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Ursula von der Leyen

76% approve of CEO

66% positive business outlook

European Commission has an employee rating of 4.3 out of 5 stars, based on 841 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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841 reviews
4.0
Dec 4, 2013

Political

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work - Life Balance. You have ample time to develop your skills and knowledge about the various agencies and functions.

Cons

Slow. Everything takes time. All the initiatives are tied up with political approval. Sometimes things get done at a very slow pace.

4.0
Aug 9, 2012

EC - Good and the Bad

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Staff come from all areas of the European Union giving a very good cultural feeling. Great location and many social events/activities to help people interact with each other.

Cons

Too many instances where friendship gets you a position over a more capable candidate.

3.0
May 9, 2024

Good

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Around 51000eur/year for FGIV researcher (salary tables are public). There are lot of different units and teams. Some of them not doing really any research but stablished services for the EC or DGs instead. Health insurance, good family benefits and decent work/life balance.

Cons

Slow high level decicions, no professional scope, not really transparent, incoherent mid term decision and policies.

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