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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
5.0
Oct 7, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The Principal Financial Group has great company culture. It is a fun place to work, and makes life easy. There is a top-quailty Wellness Facility, on-site banking, dry cleaning, and pharmacy, and a great cafeteria. It is easy to get around to all the buildings. There is a large opportunity for growth within the company, and there are tons of areas you can work in.

Cons

Des Moines isn't the greatest city in the U.S.

4.0
Oct 3, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits, great people, and flexible scheduling to assist in the work/life balance. A lot of excellent resources provided to employees to help lead a healthy and prosperous lifestyle.

Cons

From what I have observed, it seems that males are disadvantaged at moving up to leader roles. The company really seems to go over the top in promoting women over men. Other employees that have been with the company much longer than me agree to this as well. I think more emphasis should be placed on the skill set of the employee rather than trying to fill quotas based on gender.

2.0
Sep 30, 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Excellent benefit package, including tuition reimbursement. Generous 401(k) match. Fair work/life balance.

Cons

No career path for my position. Consistently felt like they didn't know what I was capable of and they didn't care to find out. Some departments are less professional than others. If you like a casual work environment, this may well be the place based on the somewhat sloppy dress code in some departments. It also seems like they promote people based somewhat on favoritism rather than actual experience.

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