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      Principal Financial Group

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      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

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      4.0

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      Culture & values

      3.7

      Compensation and benefits

      3.6

      Career opportunities

      3.5

      Senior management

      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
      2.0
      Jun 17, 2008

      A great place for an on-the-job vacation.

      Investment analyst
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Excellent benefit package, good work-life balance. Lots of vacation and sick time. Good retirement package. Low expectations sort of job. Friendly, easy going place to work. is is is is is is isi s is is is is is is is is is is is is is is is is is is i s is is is is is is i s -- Sorry, but they made me use 100 words and I had nothing more to say.

      Cons

      Lack of career opportunities in certain fields. Weak payscale. Not particularly ambitious when motivating employees. Work environment suited best to clerks and admin people, they don't treat professionals as well as higher-class firms.

      5.0
      Jun 16, 2008

      Great Place to Work

      Employee benefit specialist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      They care about the employees and have great benefits. It is a close group of people with which I work. They are willing to spend money on the employees to offer nice benefits which makes us want to work harder for the success of the company.

      Cons

      The biggest downside that I have found is the computer systems used by Principal. They seem to be out of date and hard to use compared to other companies in the industries.

      4.0
      Jun 16, 2008

      Consistently the best

      Helpdesk technician
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Principal Financial is a great employer because they take time to listen to employees. Twice a year there is a Town Hall style meeting with senior management to ask them questions. The benefits are almost overwhelming at first, especially since they offer coverage for domestic partners. The society and scope of the company is large enough that anyone can fit in any where, but not as corporate drones. Every one is encouraged to volunteer in the community, better themselves through the education tuition reimbursement, or any number of ways. Plus, the headquarters is located in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, a fairly up and coming midwestern population center.

      Cons

      Sometimes you can get stuck in a department that you don't like, but with the size and scope of what Principal does, it seems sometimes the company molds to the individual employee to make it better.

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