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

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 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

2.0

Sep 1, 2014

Every DG has their own culture, here I will rate OIB

Procurement

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Excellent life-work balance -Decent pay and benefits, including language training

Cons

-You must speak french to fit -Environment is too local, not very international contrary to the other DG's -Corruption, nepotism and incompetence are very widespread -Probably the service of the European Commission with less graduates working there -Old fashion management, highly hierarchical -High internal tensions among departments

3.0

Aug 26, 2014

Good to try, but not for long

Contract agent ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

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

Aug 14, 2014

Great colleagues but very inefficient

Project officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good atmosphere, good location (Brussels)

Cons

Stupid tasks, inefficent processes and very unequal management (in terms of skills and recognition)

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