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      Principal Financial Group

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      Principal Financial Group reviews

      3.8

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (2,589 total reviews)
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      Deanna Strable

      81% approve of CEO

      69% positive business outlook

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      Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,589 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
      Jun 30, 2009

      Where did the great company go?

      Broker dealer counselor
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      Pros

      They have a great corporate campus and good work environment where everyone is comfortable. The facilities are great and amenities are numerous.

      Cons

      The upward advancement is completely gone from this company and benefits or compensation are being slashed every week that people are working.

      3.0
      May 10, 2009

      Good benefits but work environment involved a lot of red tape.

      It applications analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Competitive benefits package with lots of paid time off. Relationship building is more important than any three things combined, if you like to talk this is a good place to work.

      Cons

      Working with people that have been their a long time can be difficult. Senior titled employees have a cocky sense of entitlement that can be extremely difficult to work with. Must be in a "click" to succeed otherwise you run the risk of being an outcast. Too much bureaucracy and red tape. Change comes very slowly that leads to a lot of "downtime" which if not handled with care can lead to negative feedback. Work environment can become very stale and stagnate.

      2.0
      Sep 30, 2008

      Good company overall, but watch out for low to flat career advancement opportunities

      Marketing advisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Excellent benefit package, including tuition reimbursement. Generous 401(k) match. Fair work/life balance.

      Cons

      No career path for my position. Consistently felt like they didn't know what I was capable of and they didn't care to find out. Some departments are less professional than others. If you like a casual work environment, this may well be the place based on the somewhat sloppy dress code in some departments. It also seems like they promote people based somewhat on favoritism rather than actual experience.

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