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European Commission reviews

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
2.0
Jul 4, 2021

not the best place

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Pros

Internationals colleagues no taxed income

Cons

very narrow minded management just compliance no sense of purpose about the work inequalities in the jobs and positions - same job very different salary depending on your status (CA or AD)

2.0
Apr 16, 2017

Contract Agent FGIV

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Pros

(1) benefits; (2) depending on your management you can get by doing almost no work if you are an official, or someone with a permanent contract.

Cons

The list is too long... (1) no concern for your future if you're a contract agent; (2) you're doing more work than the AD you're replacing to save the EC money, but you are the first to go when they start reducing staff; (3) politics and personal interests rule decision making; (4) your work generally makes no positive difference; (5) too much inefficiency, incompetence all around.

2.0
Feb 19, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

The house is full of talented and skilled people who used to contribute to proposing improvements for European citizens in the many areas the institutions deals with. The cultural diversity of the expertise very often contributed to innovative efficient proposals. The governance has always been democratic since none of these proposals could ever become a legal instrument without its endorsement by elected representatives of the EU member states.

Cons

Over time the recruitment at senior or even medium level has generally shifted towards political nominations, no longer based on merits, managements skills or expertise. As a results these "managers" are no longer accountable to the governance principles that once prevailed, they are accountable to those from their home countries who offered them, through political influence, their job. A top down decision making process no longer based on proper factual analysis.

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