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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.8

71% would recommend to a friend

(2,584 total reviews)
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81% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,584 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
Sep 4, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good match on 401k, good pay, offers pension, fortune 500 company, good on resume, good starter job, great training, great Paid Time Off

Cons

Not a career unless you're in Des Moines, limited upside potential for advancement, most will do same job for career or same level. Mircomanaged and under constant stress by multiple levels of managers in multiple locations to hit and exceed goals, even though very few of managers have done the job or workforce management. Although lots of pd time off given, very difficult to take due to work volume Not the same company since the 2008 crash, sad. Used to be if we voted for PFG to be a best place to work and they were picked, we would get a hour of time off. Not anymore

3.0
Sep 1, 2012

Average Employer

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good job security and benefits.

Cons

Hard to advance as most employees in position above you are not going to leave or be promoted and advancement across business lines is very difficult as well.

4.0
Aug 28, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible work hours, work-life balance.

Cons

Limited opportunities for advancement, , some areas have very outdated technology, salary is lower than in competing companies

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