Not worth the stress - Recensione dipendente - Life & Disability Claim Analyst presso Principal Financial Group

2,0
19 mar 2020
Consiglia
Gradimento del CEO
Pronostico commerciale

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Ability to work remotely, flexible work schedules

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Worked to death. Expectations are unrealistic. Caseloads are unmanageable. The phone rings nonstop so you feel more like a call center employee rather than a claim analyst at times. You are expected to take your own calls plus everyone else’s. You are expected to work your own claims plus everyone else’s. The turnover is high, leading to “abandoned caseloads” which must be absorbed by those remaining. It’s not realistic to keep up with. There is no such thing as a 40 hour workweek although you’re expected to be able to meet expectations without overtime. Claimants are often disgruntled because of timing and communication issues - the reason behind that is no one has the time to do everything we’re expected to do in an 8 hour workday. I work nonstop just to maintain and it’s a vicious cycle. It’s exhausting and anxiety inducing. Everyone is burnt out, including management. You are also “feedbacked” to death. There is endless scrutiny over every single action taken on a claim - and feedback/direction is often subjective depending on who happens to review a claim at any given time. Impossible to take PTO without working around the clock nonstop to get caught up afterwards.

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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
5d
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.

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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
2w
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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