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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
3.0
Aug 25, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great work-life balance, sometime a little more life than work especially with management. Very casual enviorment with less of the attitude and politics of other Wall St. firms

Cons

Poor compensation and bonususes are almost non-existant. Review are pointless and when it comes to bonus time senior managerment always seem to find money for themselves but expect you to understand that these are difficult times. Clear cronyism on all levels. Senior management is not the brightest by any stretch of the imagination, and junior expressing any ambition to contribute beyond their role is immediatley squashed.

4.0
Aug 24, 2009

PFG helps employees strike the right balance

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Managers strive to help employees achieve a work/life balance. The integrity displayed by upper management and career agents of Principal Financial Group is very impressive.

Cons

Principal Financial Group is generally a fairly conservative company. It's somewhat frustrating for people that want a more energized and fast paced environment.

2.0
Aug 12, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, nice work out facilities, nice corporate campus

Cons

Can be very Stressfull. They claim it's a "great place for working moms" but I don't believe so, especailly if your job is at all related to the markets. Expect 60 hour + weeks. To me, that's not a good job for a working mom. Environment is constantly changing and can be very hard to keep up with all the changes. A lot of "red tape" and office politics. Computer systems/programs are very out of date.

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