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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,589 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 2,589 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
1.0
Oct 26, 2012
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

Used to be a fun place to work and was decent salary.

Cons

After over 40 years of service was forced to take early retirement. I was hoping to work until normal retirement to get a full pension, but I guess they decided they didn't want to have to pay my full pension.

3.0
Sep 26, 2012

Meh...

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent benefits, perks of working for a large downtown employer.

Cons

People with no business in leadership roles, moved up due to seniority or who they know, rather than skill level.

4.0
Sep 25, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Everything Principal sells is top notch. Their own products or their outside network. The mutual fund family is excellent, life products are great, disability products are the best on the market and are widely sold by independents. 401k platform is the lowest cost on the market. Great benefits, corporate culture is excellent.

Cons

This industry is not for everyone. You need to have a 3 yr plan to make this job a career. If you do not have the backbone and connections to get you through the first 2 years, have a backup plan if the time comes to go elsewhere. Training of ok, but if you need help, like most of the companies in this industry, you need to go get it. Management will not come to you.

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