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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

      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
      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)

      4.0
      Aug 12, 2014

      Great place to work with lots of opportunities to work on interesting research projects

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Beautiful location near the lake, great benefits and salary, very interesting and challenging research projects to work on with an open international feeling, good work-life balance.

      Cons

      Limited access to services, limited contract types (usually 3 years max), annoying bureaucracy, heavy security procedures because of nuclear reactors on site.

      3.0
      Jul 25, 2014

      Prepare to jump through many political hoops

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      It's a very international workplace, which for me was very interesting. The compensation is great. Work-life balance is good. If you wish to work in public policy, it's a very interesting place to be. There is interesting work that can be done, if you develop the skill to find it.

      Cons

      This being the public sector, for permanent officials it is optional to actually work. Office politics reign supreme above competence. While there are definitely people who work hard and care about what they're doing, the general atmosphere is of indifference. People also love to gossip about institutional politics and bicker about minimal issues.

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