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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,588 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 2,588 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
4.0
Aug 6, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Lots of paid training room for growth if you are up for the challenge

Cons

A lot of Micromanagement and constant stress over stats

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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.
5.0
Aug 6, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

great company great environment atmosphere work culture

Cons

no con about the company

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
We appreciate your note; it’s so helpful and reaffirming for us as we strive to create the best possible experience for our employees.
4.0
Aug 5, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good company culture. Pretty laid back. Good work-life balance

Cons

Work could be monotonous sometimes. I build API's so that can get repetitive. Pay is low compared to other comparable companies

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We appreciate hearing about your personal experience and are glad to learn that you enjoy the culture and work-life balance at Principal. As a leading provider of retirement solutions and employee benefits, we offer our employees a competitive benefits package. One of our guiding principles of our global pay philosophy is to be market driven. This means that total pay is set and administered in alignment with the external labor markets in which we compete for talent. We use third-party market data to help ensure base salary and incentives are appropriately aligned.
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