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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,590 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

81% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,590 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
5.0
Jan 18, 2014

Great company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People, culture, stability, future growth potential

Cons

Comp less competitive than other top companies in their peer group

4.0
Jan 17, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employees are supported in their decisions to move between departments and professional development is encouraged. For the most part they also support work life balance and have options to work remote some days of the week (depending on your department) or flexible starting/stopping hours.

Cons

They seem reluctant to pay market salaries even when they say they are going to start doing so- I was always at the 25th percentile in pay and it's hurting me now that I am job seeking. Also there are a lot of "lifers" there and it's hard to get people to accept change.

5.0
Jan 13, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The technology is one of the best. The training is excellent. A person is always challenged to learn and move ahead. The benefits, insurance, 401K, pension, dental, short term disability. Work from home. Opportunities to be innovative and creative.

Cons

A person will probably always work overtime which for some people can be a pro. Expectations are high, a person needs to have high quality work in a minimal about of time. To move ahead a person might have to move to another location.

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