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 50 reviews)); "Nice atmosphere and people." ((in 47 reviews)); "Great working environment and mentoring" ((in 45 reviews)); "The work/life balance is good and the option to work part of your time remotely is great." ((in 40 reviews)); "A great opportunity to provide scientific support to European policy making and mix with other European colleagues." ((in 40 reviews))

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

"Long hours and t0o much paper work." ((in 14 reviews)); "no career opportunities for contract agents" ((in 14 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy and very often changes in the strategic work plans." ((in 14 reviews)); "Managers are incompetent." ((in 12 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

4.0

Dec 16, 2021

Motivating job but inexistent HR

Programmer assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting Job Motivated colleagues good relation with partners

Cons

No career opportunities Inexistent HR No work-life balance

3.0

Dec 16, 2021

Bureaucracy at it's best

Web officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Salary International environment Relocation packages Feeling you contribute in the European Idea

Cons

Extreme bureaucracy Hundreds of hours for putting up your work in different tools Meetings to suggest more meetings to discuss if more meetings should be in the agenda

4.0

Dec 13, 2021

Nice environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good environment and helpful team.

Cons

Not possible to work from abroad

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