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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
Dec 19, 2010
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Pros

The benefits are among the best I've seen. Product line up was good and getting better.

Cons

Found HR to simply be a tool of management and not responsive to employee needs. In my personal case, management re-wrote an annual review to better serve their needs. I brought this along with evidence in the form of e-mails and other dated and signed documents to HR, but could not get a return call. I understand that I work in an "at will" state and can be let go for any reason, but was sad to see the lengths that management went to to fabricate situations and re-write history to make their case. That is not the way that you treat any employee, much less a top producer in your division.

2.0
Apr 12, 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits are good Flexibility is great Encourage you to volunteer in your community

Cons

Salary and merits are low compared to other companies Management experience

2.0
Mar 9, 2026

They don't promote remote workers

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Pros

* Nice team members * Flexible work schedule

Cons

Growth and pay sucks. The CEO and upper management often have "townhalls" where they discuss employee concerns. Many times people bring up topics about low pay and guess what the answer was each time? "Leave if you want higher pay". They also do not promote remote workers to the senior level. Management keeps saying oh you need "this and that", despite doing exactly the "this and that" for 12-24+ months. The email that is sent out whenever there are promotions, only onsite local people get promoted to senior.

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