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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

      68% positive business outlook

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      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 27, 2014

      legal adviser, official

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
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      Pros

      I enjoy the European perspective on all issues, the fact of working every day for the European project, the extremely professional colleagues and the possibility to change area of policy very easily. Career not exclusively dictated by recommendations like in my home country Italy. Great salary and benefits.

      Cons

      Brussels can be depressing and difficult to live in, however real estate is cheap. The career opportunities are limited as in all big public administrations. Some managers are not good "people's" managers, though they are good on substance. More should be done to increase personnel motivation through manager training.

      4.0
      Oct 2, 2014

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

      Administrator - policy officer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      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

      5.0
      Oct 2, 2014

      Science benefiting society

      Grantholder 30
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Working for the EU commission is an inspiring process that involves continuous learning, skill building and much experience. The working environment is multi-cultural and public, political and scientific standpoints are confronted on a daily basis.

      Cons

      Procurements are time-exhausitng, so working with externals may require some tedious negotiations and reporting. Extensive reports are also boring. Finally, the research centres are often located in unattractive regions, so you gotta drive everywhere to get anything.

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