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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

      Ratings by category

      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.4

      Senior management

      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 2, 2014

      Some areas might be good but not all

      Senior it applications analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Decent, though not outstanding benefits; Fairly stable company; Their public facing image is terrific, very community minded, etc - don't seem as compassionate internally . . .

      Cons

      Training was non-existent; position was presented as one thing but in truth was very different; very indecisive and out-of control management; focused totally on short-term results not the right thing for customers; a lot of back-stabbing low end managers trying at all costs to rise above one another.

      2.0
      Apr 2, 2014

      Company touts values that are not seen in the day to day culture

      It applications analyst senior
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good to place to work for women in IT. They ensure a high percentage of women leadership. Total compensation package is good.

      Cons

      Integrity of upper management and leaders in departments is suspect. Career advancement and Salary is too dependent on cronyism and favorites. Low performance is tolerated and hard work is not necessarily rewarded.

      1.0
      Nov 4, 2013

      Horrible, I hated every minute that I worked here

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The vacation schedule was nice

      Cons

      Management was a joke and didn't have a clue of how to effectively provide direction and support. It is governed by the "good ol boys club" if you don't drink their Kool Aid then you won't be successful.

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