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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,593 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

79% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,593 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
3.0
Mar 19, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture Low stress Employee wellbeing oriented Secure Large well established company with a respectable brand in financial services

Cons

Slightly lower than market pay unless you are an executive Very much driven by company HQ in Des Moines Not always very dynamic, can be frustrating if you are ambitious/agressive

1.0
Mar 18, 2021

Biased

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good insurance benefits Nice infrastructure and facilities

Cons

Pathetic Management Highly gender biased Salary is lower than market Too slow/Limited/No career growth

3.0
Mar 17, 2021

Nice

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good company, job security, overall Nice, if you are looking for better work life balance, learning is slow

Cons

Less learning, slow Growth, management has to work more to help the team in steep learning, overall good

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