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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,592 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 2,592 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
3.0
Nov 16, 2017

Overworked

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Well, you do get Excellent pay and Benefits

Cons

But... there is certainly and unreasonable workload with possible "mandatory overtime.."

4.0
Sep 1, 2017

FTO

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefit depending on how flexible your manager is... can also be used as work from home days. FTO was one of my favorite perks while working there

Cons

It can be complicated to use your FTO depending on your manager and coworkers. My coworkers made it complicated to use and some abused it.

3.0
Aug 31, 2017
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Principal is a global company and offers a variety of opportunities for individuals to work and travel internationally while residing a small city.

Cons

Seniority and job titles are very important and are often the primary factor in promotions and assignments, rather than skills, performance or potential. Pay is often not competitive for like positions in the Des Moines market.

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