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 2% 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 (164) , Policy Officer (80) , Bluebook Trainee (68) , Intern (39) , Administrative Assistant (36) , Project Officer (35) , Project Manager (32) , Policy Assistant (24) , Blue Book Traineeship (18) , Graduate Trainee (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 53 reviews)); "Great working environment and mentoring" ((in 42 reviews)); "Nice atmosphere and people." ((in 40 reviews)); "The work/life balance is good and the option to work part of your time remotely is great." ((in 36 reviews)); "Not super hard work and good pay" ((in 29 reviews))

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

"Long hours and t0o much paper work." ((in 16 reviews)); "rest leave), boring place to live, limited career opportunities" ((in 15 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy and very often changes in the strategic work plans." ((in 15 reviews)); "Very rigid hierarchical structure, many procedures and processes in place, micromanagement by many managers, often you do what is required and not what you sense right, you are forced to work from 9" ((in 11 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

Ratings by category

4.2

Work/Life balance

4.1

Culture & values

4.1

Compensation and benefits

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Senior management

3.5

Career opportunities

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

3.0

Dec 4, 2017

Administrative Assistant

International executive assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The most attractive aspect of the job was to prepare the team work, to carry out its part in autonomy, to exchange on the working methods and the procedures to improve -ex .: to simplify, to reduce ...-.

Cons

The most difficult aspect of this position was to juggle the requirements of different employees, to move from one activity to another without transition.

5.0

Nov 30, 2017

Traineeship

Graduate trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Exposure to European mechanisms, great atmosphere, abity to develop and enrich the understanding of European law and interactions between Member States

Cons

Maybe more exposure to the DG’s and Commissioners in order to see the complexities at a higher echelon, but nothing more as team was extremely helpful and work interesting

3.0

Nov 25, 2017

Overall positive experience

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- International working environment - work with on many EU countries - work with other international organisations

Cons

- very limited progress for career development

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