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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

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
Feb 13, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

still offers a pension for vested employees

Cons

Everything about the customer service department is wrong, stressful, no work life balance, cant get a day off, pto is denied, if you call out it goes against you, un-attainable unrealistic expectations.. there are NO people of color in high positons at the company, we can keep going but I dont have time

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Principal Financial Group Response
2y
We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience. We do our best to ensure everyone can enjoy a work/life balance through consistent Monday through Friday work schedules, 11 paid holidays, and make-up time, flex time and the ability to swap shifts with co-workers.
2.0
Sep 4, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Lot of smart and friendly employees and potential mentors. Leadership is the average corporate sort where the bottom line is profit so this company isn't going anywhere soon which means there is significant job security.

Cons

Outdated tech, outdated documentation and nearly zero developer onboarding. An incredible amount of time wasted in meetings that go nowhere. Constantly cutting benefits and the best people were alway looking for a department exit strategy. A lot of inclusivity and culture talk but that's all it was.

1.0
May 20, 2023

Professional liars. Stay away!

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Pros

A few coworkers were amazing

Cons

Was let go almost a week ago with zero heads up after working there for a year, they did the same to a couple of other ppl as well. Literally halfway through a normal Monday with no warning, Slack stops working and Figma no longer loads. After shooting them an email to check, two hours later the recruiting company emails back saying today was the last day. No warning, all compliments from their end up to that point. Professional liars. Beware!

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