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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

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
Feb 12, 2012

Disapointing

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Good salary, good reputation, good networking, stability, transparent hierarchy, transparent hiring system, good equilibrium with personal life, easy hours, flexi time.

Cons

To bureaucratic, too much hierarchy, people a bit narrow minded, not very relaxed or creative working environment, very difficult to get in.

4.0
Sep 29, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Everything can be done Great life / work balance Ethical environment Heterogenous and complex environment To be inside the european institution

Cons

1980s environment Very political environment Corridor management Projects are advancing very slowly (scale is around the year) Official vs External elitism

5.0
Sep 21, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- challenging policy work - unique working environment with smart people from all over the world with diverse backgrounds - generous benefits and holidays

Cons

- moderate pay compared to private sector opportunities (this applies to those working in the economics and finance-related Directorate-Generals)

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