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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,587 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

81% approve of CEO

69% 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
1.0
Oct 14, 2024

Miserable

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good pay hours no weekends

Cons

excessive requirements and robotic standards

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. We're invested in building the best possible experience for our employees. In that spirit we encourage you to visit the HR Service Center to provide your feedback.
5.0
Sep 18, 2024

Great Company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fun, great coworkers, good benefits

Cons

Remote work went away now requiring back in office.

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. We remain committed to flexibility and supporting a variety of work arrangements to help balance the value employees place on flexibility with the value of working together in person when and where we can.
3.0
Sep 16, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Principal provides great training, tools and resources. Principal offers an inclusive culture with a flexible work environment.

Cons

Support and growth opportunities seem to be dwindling at this company. Pay is low and salary increases are low.

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
Thank you for for taking the time to leave a review. As a leading provider of retirement solutions and employee benefits, we offer our employees a competitive benefits package. One of our guiding principles of our global pay philosophy is to be market driven. This means that total pay is set and administered in alignment with the external labor markets in which we compete for talent. We use third-party market data to help ensure base salary and incentives are appropriately aligned.
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