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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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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 2,587 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
Apr 12, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are good Flexibility is great Encourage you to volunteer in your community

Cons

Salary and merits are low compared to other companies Management experience

3.0
Mar 29, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

If you get in the right area of the company, there are wonderful leaders and senior management that truly care and reward you for what you give. Not the IT area IMO. Very difficult to get anything accomplished or done, lack of organization, no follow through.

Cons

They used to hold my respect. They don't any more. When they switched from a Mutal Company to a Stock Company they stopped caring about employee and only care about their stock price.

3.0
Mar 23, 2010

Good place to start your career

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great work life balance and flexibility (in most departments and work areas) - Good 401k match along with DB plan (pension) - diverse businesses, opportunity to learn about different business aspects - lots of learning and support in the initial years, good area for personal development

Cons

- limited career path beyond Sr IT analyst - salary caps and market reference points which do not necessarily match with market (in my opinion) - promotions based on relationship building and who you know - middle management (director, Asst Director) do not necessarily have leadership qualities, good managers with limited thinking. - to get promoted you have to put in your years rather than skills, talent and experience

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