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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
3.0
Mar 20, 2025

Used to be great

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

A relatively calm work environment

Cons

Hikes aren't as good as they used to be

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
We appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective. The company's philosophy is to design and administer total pay in alignment with the external labor markets in which we compete for talent. Decisions about annual compensation changes are based on employee performance levels and business results.
4.0
Mar 20, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

relaxing job to do. Hybrid Model

Cons

3 days in office if within range of Office

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Principal Financial Group Response
1y
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. 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.
5.0
Mar 20, 2025

Great company to work

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Employee friendly policies Leaders are easily reachable

Cons

Trainee engineers who starts from principal gets promotions easily than lateral hires

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