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      Principal Financial Group

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      Principal Financial Group reviews

      3.8

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (2,593 total reviews)
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      Deanna Strable

      79% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

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      Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,593 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
      Mar 7, 2013

      Average/Good company overall; be aware of what dept you work in, make a huge difference(stay away from RIS)

      Marketing specialist
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      Pros

      -Salary is competitive in most roles (compared to large markets) -PTO and general benefits are great, best I've seen or had -Plenty of non work functions; cheap tickets, socials, etc -Several gyms and locker rooms(very outdated though but are about to remodel), Upper Mgmt is proactive with health -dining options

      Cons

      -Each dept is run COMPLETELY different -Numerous people in roles they are not qualified for or have 0 experience in -promotions and salary are based on time at PFG, not your skill set or performance; hard to get a fair look when wanting to change areas, pigeon holed to same area for long time unless VP/C level. A lot of people in same role/area for 10+ yrs. get title promotions is all! -people can just hide behind monitor or not be at desk and float by -Mgmt makes up meetings so they don't have to work, pass off tasks to those below, Mgmt does very little, just talk about things and do nothing -people are ask to meetings they have no business being in; politics and kissing! -culture is promoted but it is not the best; a lot of talk but no walk -Downtown traffic and not much for attractions -Remodel is going to take a long time and cause a lot of headaches -dining is expensive

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