Principal Financial Group reviews

I honestly have not run into any major issues that would make me not want to work here full time. The parking situation is my only gripe, but they are currently building a large parking garage across the street from the building I work in that I can probably end up in. As of now, they are busing people to and from a flat lot, which while they are making their best attempt to accomodate the employees, it still adds 20-30 minutes to your day, and you have to show up and leave by the bus schedule. Nothing in the office is a turn off for this job so far.

The division of labor is so great that roles and responsibilities can be quite limited in scope, greatly reducing the satisfaction (and amount) of day-to-day work. There is quite a bit of role overlap in the various marketing areas, leading to tension and turf battles over strategies and initiatives. The advancement of initiatives requires a HUGE amount of buy-in, almost to the point of becoming unmanageable. Senior leadership seems to be frequently engaged in internal political issues. There is a lot of lip service paid to observing and sharing marketing best practices, but much is left to be desired in the actual application of these practices. Marketing in general does not seem to have a leadership position within the company. On a minor issue, there seems to be almost too much internal communication.