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Principal Financial Group

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Principal Financial Group reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,579 total reviews)
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Deanna Strable

82% approve of CEO

69% positive business outlook

Principal Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,579 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
Oct 16, 2009

PFG is a good place to work

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Good people, lots of room to work independently, company involved in the community and gives time to employees to volunteer. In my department hours were flexible as long as you got your work done and attended floor meetings.

Cons

Little formal training for the position. It was a learn on the job atmosphere with a very steep learning curve. A little more standardized training would have helped put people on the same skill level. When layoffs started there was never really a clear reason given for why certain people were let go, you just had to make your own assumptions.

4.0
Oct 13, 2009
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Pros

Challenging work, yet leadership has a commitment to work life balance. Amazing state of the art facility-- loved the work out rooms. Leadership is committed to communication (sometimes they fall short but try), during the worst market conditions, the CEO sent out all employee messages to everyone know where we stood. While they were positive messages, many of them stated that layoffs where likely. Good emphasis on development.

Cons

There were a lot of employees who had been there forever and hadn't changed. The layoffs of 2008 and 2009 have made for a very stressful work environment. Some leaders has questionable leadership skills.

4.0
Aug 24, 2009

PFG helps employees strike the right balance

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Managers strive to help employees achieve a work/life balance. The integrity displayed by upper management and career agents of Principal Financial Group is very impressive.

Cons

Principal Financial Group is generally a fairly conservative company. It's somewhat frustrating for people that want a more energized and fast paced environment.

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