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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(412 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

81% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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3.0
Mar 17, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The pay was competitive for the area.

Cons

It was hard to be recognized as a valuable employee. When you're one among hundreds of call center reps you just become a small person in a big crowd. It never felt like management actually cared about you as an employee - only your call handling time, soft sale numbers, and pitches for other products mattered. There was no support for our teams during the largest recession in recent history. We dealt with unhappy customers, folks losing their jobs, trying to cash out their retirement plans just to make ends meet..it was depressing and management couldn't or wouldn't recognize the effort the ee's went through.

5.0
Mar 13, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The Principal is a force in the community of Des Moines which provides a lot of advantages to the employees. Individual managers have a lot of discretion on HR policies within their team which creates a very comfortable environment with a great work life balance.

Cons

While base salaries may be slightly below national averages you will see for similar positions, the total compensation package and overall benefits definitely make up for it.

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