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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,591 total reviews)
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79% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,591 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
4.0
Jan 10, 2020

Great Work Life Balance

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Large company. Lots of different areas to work in. If you can network then you can get exposure to many parts of the business.

Cons

People look out for each other which can work against you if you are trying to advance your career. You may have someone block your career path because their buddy is against you.

2.0
Oct 16, 2019

Pick another employer.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility, however that is not great across all business units.

Cons

Benefits continue to decline or completely removed. Lots of favoritism! The stress of customer quality is decreasing as they don’t value their own employees. Since going public, feels like they are only concerned with the bottom dollar.

5.0
Oct 15, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

housing stipend of 6100 was a good bonus. Didn't nearly cover the cost (after-tax) of living close to work downtown Des Moines, though.

Cons

pay of 15 per hour hasn't changed in a number of years

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