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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,595 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

78% approve of CEO

70% positive business outlook

Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,595 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
Aug 23, 2016

Individual Investor I

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

do nice things for employees

Cons

management not supportive for their employees

3.0
Aug 22, 2016

Head in the sand

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Principal does have a good benefits package (although that might not be as strong of an offering in the future). A large, fortune 500 company, Principal is a good place to network and bulls some experience for a resume

Cons

Principal has a serous lack of diversity, not just in terms of demographics, but in terms of thinking and style. Different perspectives are not supported here and will be squelched by those who will use "company culture" to their defense and detriment ( why you will often here "that's the way we've always done it"). Principal employees know that the company heavily favors external talent compared to internal talent which is why you see employees leave for a competitor for a year or two just to come back (obtain larger salary jumps compared to had they stayed at principal). Principal often does not consider how macro policies reinforce their workforce.

4.0
Aug 17, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay, great benefits, flexible hours, good work environment, etc

Cons

Limited chance for growth. You'll find that PFG will appreciate the work you do more if you leave the company and come back.

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