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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

74% would recommend to a friend

(412 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

81% approve of CEO

72% positive business outlook

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2.0
Mar 9, 2026

They don't promote remote workers

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Pros

* Nice team members * Flexible work schedule

Cons

Growth and pay sucks. The CEO and upper management often have "townhalls" where they discuss employee concerns. Many times people bring up topics about low pay and guess what the answer was each time? "Leave if you want higher pay". They also do not promote remote workers to the senior level. Management keeps saying oh you need "this and that", despite doing exactly the "this and that" for 12-24+ months. The email that is sent out whenever there are promotions, only onsite local people get promoted to senior.

5.0
Feb 24, 2026
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Pros

Freedom to run your practice how you want

Cons

Commission only payment other than first 6 months stipend.

4.0
Feb 4, 2026
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Pros

- "Pension" plan is pretty decent considering that's not standard anywhere else - Internal opportunities seem to be abundant and they put an emphasis on finding the right fit for you - For the most part, good people/culture at the company - Des Moines offices are wonderful

Cons

- Operational inefficiencies in planning and strategic alignment (pretty standard at a company this size) - Internal growth structure seems to be built out well for other departments/verticals but it's not universal

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Principal Financial Group Response
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