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 58 reviews)); "Great working environment and mentoring" ((in 43 reviews)); "Nice atmosphere and people." ((in 41 reviews)); "Great opportunity to find out what it's like working at an EU agency before trying for an EPSO competition" ((in 36 reviews)); "The work/life balance is good and the option to work part of your time remotely is great." ((in 35 reviews))

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

"no career opportunities for contract agents" ((in 17 reviews)); "Too much bureaucracy and very often changes in the strategic work plans." ((in 14 reviews)); "Long hours and t0o much paper work." ((in 13 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

3.0

Oct 11, 2013

working in, on and for Europe

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting work on range of policy issues.

Cons

A big machine where things sometimes go very slow.

4.0

Oct 6, 2013

Interesting work at the forefront of regulation, despite multiple flaws

Policy officer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible insight into EU policy-making and legislative procedures; proposals for EU legislation with huge influence (and responsibility); easy, laid-back working environment (in most departments, the typical 9 to 5 job, but there are exceptions), very good salary (income tax free) and benefits, ideal for not-too-ambitious professionals, excellent for work-life balance

Cons

Depending on the Directorate General, an overall disaffected work-force resting on long-overdue benefits and often out of touch with the industry they regulate; absurd recruiting procedures that utterly disregard experience in favour clueless young recruits (who are better able to ace the initial multiple-choice questionnaires); lack of direction due to the growing "politicisation" of management, career advancement extremely slow (and open only for the permanent staff) - only a post as a contractual or temporary agent recommended (max. 5 years)

5.0

Sep 1, 2013

Exciting place to work

Bluebook trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Taking intitiative is rewarded by management

Cons

It takes a while to get noticed

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