Does EPO pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, EPO employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at EPO. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at EPO?

78% of EPO employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated EPO 4.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at EPO?

Patent Examiner (61) , Young Professional Program (7) , Administrator (5) , Examiner (5) , Pan European Seal Trainee (5) , Intern (4) , Director (3) , Patentprüfer (3) , Administration (2) , Administrative Assistant (2) , Patent Examiner Assistant (2) , Procurement Trainee (2) , Prüfer (2) , Senior Patent Examiner (2)

What are the pros of working at EPO according to real employee reviews?

"Very stable and Good salary" ((in 31 reviews)); "Great colleagues and great chances for professional self" ((in 13 reviews)); "Overall great benefit package." ((in 13 reviews)); "Good work life balance / Salary" ((in 7 reviews)); "Great people, international environment, good start in career" ((in 7 reviews))

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

"Very poor management, Meritocracy, No chances to continue with a regular job, Boring environment with no sense of progress" ((in 9 reviews)); "There was no opportunity to stay in the EPO after the traineeship" ((in 4 reviews))

EPO reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(129 total reviews)

António Campinos

71% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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EPO has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 129 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The EPO employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Governamental ou administração pública industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

129 reviews

5.0

Apr 1, 2016

Intern

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working hours and good amount of holidays

Cons

Fixed term contracts and it was hard to get permanent contract

3.0

Jan 20, 2016

Intern

Lawyer

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Multicultural environment, a great number of experts in various areas, access to the library, friendly colleagues

Cons

Very low salaries for trainees

4.0

Jun 26, 2013

Took some time to get through the administrative and organizational jungle at the EPO, but eventually it settled down.

Patent examiner

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Great international atmosphere, great working conditions and benefits and possibility to advance if you are productive and have a hand with people. Also great if you want to learn another foreign language. I suggest Spanish, since they dominate the EPO in numbers.

Cons

If you don´t like repetitive tasks, such as daily reading of patent applications, don´t bother.

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Took some time to get through the administrative and organizational jungle at the EPO, but eventually it settled down.

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