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?

88% 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 (163) , Policy Officer (80) , Bluebook Trainee (67) , 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 55 reviews)); "Great working environment and mentoring" ((in 45 reviews)); "Nice atmosphere and people." ((in 40 reviews)); "A great opportunity to provide scientific support to European policy making and mix with other European colleagues." ((in 37 reviews)); "The work/life balance is good and the option to work part of your time remotely is great." ((in 31 reviews))

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

"rest leave), boring place to live, limited career opportunities" ((in 14 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy and very often changes in the strategic work plans." ((in 14 reviews)); "Long hours and t0o much paper work." ((in 12 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

88% would recommend to a friend

(841 total reviews)

Ursula von der Leyen

76% approve of CEO

66% 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 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

Oct 2, 2014

Rewarding and interesting work at heart of Europe, good job security, well-paid

Administrator - policy officer

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Pros

International work environment with highly educated and committed professional colleagues of 28 nationalities Working at political and technical heart of European integration project Dealing with many diverse issues (socio-economic, energy, environment, health, education, security, culture, etc.) High job security (as EU official) and well-paid Large international community in Brussels

Cons

Very bureaucratic (but not only bad reasons for that) Flat hierarchy structure - difficult to rise in hierarchy Brussels still a soulless provincial town with delusions of grandeur

3.0

Aug 26, 2014

Good to try, but not for long

Contract agent ii

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Pros

Multicultural environment, good learning possibilities, language training, and why not mention it, many holidays and exceptional holiday when needed for personal circunstances.

Cons

Limited professional development, extremely bureaucratic, thouroughly classist, advanced age ranges, long working hours, lack of efficiency in management coordination, lack of leadership, in despereate need of a profound clean-up.

3.0

Mar 19, 2014

Highly educational, took time to grasp and have impact

National expert

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Pros

I loved the multicultural aspect as well as the large scale scope of the work done at the EC.

Cons

The organization is quite rigid and hierarchical. It took a lot to work my way out of the preset role I was put in.

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