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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 Finanzas industry (3.7 stars).

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3K reviews
1.0
Aug 19, 2024
Recommend
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Pros

Because they specialize in benefits, they do have good benefits.

Cons

Way too much bureaucracy and corporate politics. A lot of top leadership is very petty. Personnel decisions based more on who you are friends with than contributions. Lackluster culture.

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. If there is anything else you’d like to share, you can anonymously report through the Ethics Hotline (1-866-858-4433) or the Unethical or Fraudulent Activity Reporting form: https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/54514/index.html.
2.0
Aug 19, 2024

reconsider

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

work from home arrangement hot desk

Cons

low salary poor structure long working hour lots of plans but no focus low learning curve

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. At Principal, we seek to foster an innovative, inclusive, and collaborative culture. In that spirit we encourage you to visit the HR Service Center to provide your feedback.
4.0
Aug 19, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

People first culture, good benefits, great 401k, reasonable pay for performance with some standards in place, lots of flexibility in when and where to work

Cons

Pay is not at the high end of industry, often trends towards IT and operations work instead of true software engineering

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to write a thoughtful review! We appreciate hearing about your personal experience and are glad to learn that you enjoy working with your team members and our unique work perks. 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.
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