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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
Nov 3, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Loved my coworkers and most of the leaders. Also had great benefits.

Cons

Always biting off more than they could chew. Listened to the (bully) stockholders more than the employees and never had a back up plan for any situation. Worst of all, they refused to hire an appropriate number of people for the workload which caused severe employee burnout and led to a mass exodus.

4.0
Jun 16, 2021

Staying steady

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Overall great people. Trying to move to cloud, so you have a chance to work with newer technologies.

Cons

Low pay for industry, benefits seem to be getting worse all the time

2.0
May 3, 2020

Bad management. Thankless job

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work from home, culture, coworkers

Cons

Management is bad. If they don't like you for any reason they will micromanage you until you quit. Was personally picked apart by management-- that had nothing to do with the job. Got tired of it and left. Working at a much better company. Glad I left. Your experience here will depend entirely on your manager. I know people who have had great experiences here- but unfortunately for me I can't even drive by the place without feeling sick to my stomach about how terrible I feel like I was treated by my manager here.

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