Why are Commission staffers so miserable?

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Working at the European Commission is one of the most coveted civil service jobs in Brussels.

Yet, officials employed there describe high pressure, bureaucracy and burnout.

Our colleague Seb Starcevic has interviewed dozen officials from different commissioners’ cabinets and directorates-general, varying in age, nationality and seniority.

This is a short excerpt. EkJhalak links out rather than reproducing other newsrooms’ work — continue at Politico Europe.