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      Principal Financial Group

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      Principal Financial Group reviews

      3.8

      71% would recommend to a friend

      (2,587 total reviews)
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      Deanna Strable

      81% approve of CEO

      68% positive business outlook

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      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
      Aug 5, 2016

      Worst job experience I've ever had.

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      Pros

      Good benefits, somewhat decent pay, and the training is pretty good, but there is definitely room for improvement. Benefits start on day one.

      Cons

      No opportunity for growth, major micromanagement, help is only available during scheduled "question time", lots of favoratism, and a very heavy and stressful workload. Some managers don't even know how to do the job of the people they manage. They just look at reports and listen to your phone calls and spy on your computer.

      2.0
      Aug 10, 2015

      Politics, politics, politics

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      Pros

      The Pay is simply ok. Co-workers can be very friendly and helpful, but beware that everyone has to play the game here

      Cons

      Politics and positioning are heavy at Principal. Find someone to align yourself with right away and make sure you stay on their good site.

      2.0
      Jan 13, 2015

      Marketing Communications

      Communications strategist
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Flexible work schedule for most, on-site cafeteria, connected to skywalks, daycare provided

      Cons

      I was with the company for 10 years in marketing/communications. I had 10 different bosses in those years, due to shifting and restructuring. Some bosses were great; others were not. When I got back from maternity leave, I was treated like I had a bad disease - no more working from home, my responsibilities got cut and I had to be in my chair by X time, even though I was salaried and had excellent reviews before. It got so bad, I had to go on meds, and then I just had to leave. So it all depends on who you work for.

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