The most "click-ish, backstabbing, hateful, fear promoting " company in America! - Recensione dipendente - Dipendente anonimo presso Principal Financial Group

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29 set 2013
Dipendente anonimo
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

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Small town location (Des Moines). Easy to get around. Close to many places to eat. Lots of big buildings and long walks to conference rooms.

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This company has HORRIBLE middle management. They treat those who actually do the work like slaves. They rule by fear and FEAR ONLY. They treat their consultants like crap. DO NOT WORK HERE...you will regret it. There is no training and you are literally thrown into the fire and nobody helps you. I only stayed long enough to find a job where "Nightmare on Elm Street" isn't the theme movie of all management.

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5,0
24 giu 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

good FTO policy good opportunity for career development flexible work arrangements

Svantaggi

health insurance sucks - United annual reviews- everything's made up and the points don't matter more and more pressure to be in-office despite team members being remote

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Risposta di Principal Financial Group
3d
Thank you for taking the time to provide this feedback. Your input is valuable as we work to improve as an employer.
2,0
4 giu 2026
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

Vantaggi

Decent work life balance and benefits. Principal offers a pension which is unheard of in today’s age.

Svantaggi

Pay is below average and Principal does not offer inflation raises. Once you hit the midpoint of your salary, you will get a 0% raise until you’re promoted, which will take multiple years regardless of performance. Performance reviews are vague and often used against employees to avoid promotions. At least in my department, I’ve yet to see any of the remote workers be promoted. This is starting to affect attrition and we’re already starting to see people leaving. It’s well known at this point that the best way to get promoted is to leave Principal and get rehired, which even leadership has stated publicly. This is a huge frustration and blow to morale, as it starts to feel like employees need to compete against their co-workers for raises.

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Risposta di Principal Financial Group
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We appreciate you sharing your feedback. As a leader in retirement solutions and employee benefits, we strive to provide our employees with a competitive benefits package. Our global pay philosophy is guided by market-driven principles. and we leverage third-party market data to ensure our base salary and incentives remain appropriately competitive.
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