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      Principal Financial Group

      Engaged Employer

      Principal Financial Group reviews

      3.8

      72% would recommend to a friend

      (2,591 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 2,591 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 Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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      3K reviews
      3.0
      Mar 6, 2018

      Business Analyst

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      Great Company -- been there for over 20 years. Great benefits

      Cons

      With the move to Agile, business analyst role is disappearing. Expectation is to get more technical.

      1.0
      Nov 10, 2017

      Don't be an advisor here

      Financial advisor
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Eh, if you like to follow rather than think for yourself... Great. Join the mediocrity.

      Cons

      Training is pathetic. Management equally pathetic. They really only want advisors to sell proprietary products and not really do what's in the clients best interest. They WILL try to steal your clients if you move to a different firm. They DONT have to re license you as a broker, meaning you may have to leave your entire book of business behind. Nepotism runs rampant. Pressure if you don't sell enough Principal products. Mutual funds are mediocre, annuities below average, payouts not competitive, alot of expenses advisors are responsible for.

      2.0
      Sep 13, 2017

      Chielf Photographer

      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      At one time, had a good PTO policy. When started many years ago, a much more family friendly company. Now, they are beholden to stock holders.

      Cons

      Demonstrates age discrimination. When employees get close to retirement age, many are let go or encouraged to leave. Very liberal organization to the point of being ridiculous. Seem to be focused more on social issues than completing the work at hand.

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