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 (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 49 reviews)); "Nice atmosphere and people." ((in 44 reviews)); "Great working environment and mentoring" ((in 40 reviews)); "The work/life balance is good and the option to work part of your time remotely is great." ((in 36 reviews)); "Great opportunity to find out what it's like working at an EU agency before trying for an EPSO competition" ((in 33 reviews))

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

"Too much bureaucracy and very often changes in the strategic work plans." ((in 15 reviews)); "Managers are incompetent." ((in 13 reviews)); "no career opportunities for contract agents" ((in 13 reviews)); "The Commission is a big shop and you're only a small piece in it." ((in 8 reviews)); "Office politics reign supreme above competence." ((in 7 reviews))

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4.3

88% would recommend to a friend

(842 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 842 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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842 reviews

4.0

Jan 28, 2017

European Commission - hot or not?

It specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting assignments, multicultural environment, stable work, very good benefits, possibility to move, interesting context, lots of skilled and intelligent people

Cons

very formal environment, bureaucracy, slow career progress, not many young people, quite some people are on the posts which they are not competent for while some others are over-competent for what they do.

3.0

Jan 24, 2017

Great work life balance

Database consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance Good freelance rates Multilingual and multicultural environment Steady work environment

Cons

There is no fast adoption of new and emerging technologies

4.0

Jan 20, 2017

Intern at Chief Economist office (DG-COMP)

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very stimulating environment. Great people with plenty of experience.

Cons

The internship is not remunerated.

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