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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,585 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

81% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,585 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
2.0
Jan 13, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of freedom to be creative. You can market your products to anyone. There is a possibility to make good money if you know enough of the right people

Cons

Very little direction in the way to find the right people to market to. You are told its a numbers game and to contact 100 people a week

2.0
Jan 13, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Flexible work schedule for most, on-site cafeteria, connected to skywalks, daycare provided

Cons

I was with the company for 10 years in marketing/communications. I had 10 different bosses in those years, due to shifting and restructuring. Some bosses were great; others were not. When I got back from maternity leave, I was treated like I had a bad disease - no more working from home, my responsibilities got cut and I had to be in my chair by X time, even though I was salaried and had excellent reviews before. It got so bad, I had to go on meds, and then I just had to leave. So it all depends on who you work for.

3.0
Jan 7, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people throughout the company. Middle management tries to take care of employees but to senior management, it is all about the bottom line.

Cons

Typical publicly traded company. The executive team only cares about shareholders. They can't figure out how to manage. They hire like crazy one year then lay people of the next.

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