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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,587 total reviews)
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81% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,587 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Principal Financial Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
2.0
Mar 9, 2026

They don't promote remote workers

Recommend
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Pros

* Nice team members * Flexible work schedule

Cons

Growth and pay sucks. The CEO and upper management often have "townhalls" where they discuss employee concerns. Many times people bring up topics about low pay and guess what the answer was each time? "Leave if you want higher pay". They also do not promote remote workers to the senior level. Management keeps saying oh you need "this and that", despite doing exactly the "this and that" for 12-24+ months. The email that is sent out whenever there are promotions, only onsite local people get promoted to senior.

1.0
Mar 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great time off and paid vacation

Cons

It was too much work

2.0
Mar 4, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good intro to corporate world, especially for Data Entry.

Cons

Constant overtime, black out seasons for PTO, does not promote employees after making verbal promises when taking on additional duties, management plays favorites, nearly impossible to move up in the company-only moves employees are considered for are lateral ones.

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