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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,584 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

81% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,584 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
4.0
Oct 13, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Challenging work, yet leadership has a commitment to work life balance. Amazing state of the art facility-- loved the work out rooms. Leadership is committed to communication (sometimes they fall short but try), during the worst market conditions, the CEO sent out all employee messages to everyone know where we stood. While they were positive messages, many of them stated that layoffs where likely. Good emphasis on development.

Cons

There were a lot of employees who had been there forever and hadn't changed. The layoffs of 2008 and 2009 have made for a very stressful work environment. Some leaders has questionable leadership skills.

2.0
Sep 16, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

flexible hours and decent pay

Cons

management will find something to fire you for..even if your coworker is doing the same thing. If you are related to someone who has worked there for 20 years, you can get away with....getting a drink during lunch.

4.0
Aug 29, 2009
Recommend
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Pros

Great health insurance (medical, dental, vision Great 401(k) match Short and long-term disability provided, which really came in handy when I was diagnosed with cancer Very flexible schedules Friendly and open culture Many potential career paths, when the company is thriving Overall it can be a very welcoming and satisfying place to work without a lot of office politics or back-biting

Cons

Getting my salary cut right when I was finally getting paid a fair market wage Career advancement and professional growth really impacted by swings in the market, leading to less stability and a lot of uncertainty about where my future at least lies with the company Inconsistent leadership at lower levels of management. My supervisors can be really great people and good friends/co-workers, but they're really better analysts than they are managers. In my area there's a lot of hoarding of projects until the very last stages, not enough background communication when someone is included in a project, and many times either the wrong individual is tapped for a project or not tapped early enough in the process to be truly effective.

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