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Every business has it's own style. What is the office environment and culture like at MetLife?

Are people dressed in business casual, jeans and t-shirts, or full-on suits? Do folks get together for Friday happy hours and friendly get-togethers?

What is a typical day in the life of an employee at MetLife?

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Pat in Blairstown, New Jersey

70 months ago

Frequent changes in business emphasis can make to difficult to prioritize work.

Seems like quite a lot of opportunity for alternative work arrangements, including work-from-home.

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Yanni in Brooklyn, New York

70 months ago

The only friendly face at Met is Snoopy.
Buy one Snoopy stuffed animal, you will be better off...

Typical day: Monday to Sunday..... WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK.... POLITICS, POLITICS, MORE POLITICS.

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MichelleKGNY C in Forest Hills, New York

69 months ago

Managers are more interested in their ratings from their management and not the people who work for them. Bottom Line: Reduce Expenses Equals Bigger Bonuses. More cliques the last several years due to influx of Indian workers who stay among their own which brings a less friendly overall work environment. Coworkers are less willing to share information due to the performance management rating system and everyone is trying to protect their own job. Everyone is on call 24 x 7 so there is no time for social gatherings among coworkers, and due to lack of free time, people would rather spend this time with their families. Surveys are conducted every few years which reveals problems but very little is ever done to correct them.

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john in Chicago, Illinois

69 months ago

every one is in call 24/7? what is that suppose to mean?

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Smiling in Edison, New Jersey

67 months ago

Many managers want your cell to call nights and weekends. Company preaches a lot of good things, but doesn't practice them. Work-life balance is one and employee respect is another.

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Alexandsam in Christmas City, Pennsylvania

65 months ago

I work for the National Accounts group in Central NJ...I have never worked for a company with such a poor enviroment.....EVER. Management is more worried about being friends with other managers then supporting their teams. People count is joke. Benefits, like flexible work arrangements, are only for the "pets" not for everyone.

Stalin would have been a GREAT manager at MetLife.

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George23 in Barnhart, Missouri

64 months ago

I applied in St. Louis, MO for the Fast Track Specialist position. Can anyone give me info on this job and the type of pay to expect?

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George23 in Barnhart, Missouri

64 months ago

I applied in St. Louis, MO for the Fast Track Specialist position. Can anyone give me info on this job and the type of pay to expect?

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George23 in Barnhart, Missouri

64 months ago

I also wanted to see if anyone can give me an idea of the interview process?

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George23 in Barnhart, Missouri

64 months ago

I also wanted to see if anyone can give me an idea of the interview process?

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George23 in Barnhart, Missouri

64 months ago

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George23 in Barnhart, Missouri

64 months ago

can anyone help?

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George23 in Barnhart, Missouri

64 months ago

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George23 in Barnhart, Missouri

64 months ago

anyone?

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do not work here in bridgewater, New Jersey

45 months ago

I agree with many of these postings, in a nutshell:
1. do not expect work life balance
2. do not expect a reasonable volume of work
3. do not expect help prioritizing, 'everything' is a priority
4. yes, they do offer alternative work arrangements, but is that really going to help if you're working till 10 pm? Well, at least you can take a break to tuck your kid into bed.
5. expect a lot of politics, everyone's trying to protect their jobs and people are generally overworked and unhappy about it, this is my first 'sweatshop' experience. Do not expect anyone to 'go to bat' for you, they're more concerned with saving themselves.
6. performance management process is a joke and do expect not to get what you deserve.

In summary, it's not worth it. Folks, do your research and best of luck in this economy! It's tough out there!

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gidget's mom in Narragansett, Rhode Island

33 months ago

I've worked at MetLife for 15 years. It is a very unhappy place. The managers only care about their own personal ratings and will step on the backs of their people to get them. Only 3 sick days per year. After two "occurances", you are written up. All workers are on production now. Must perform a certain amount of work. We are monitored by computer data collecting which provides weekly reporting to our bosses. Fall short? You will hear about it on Monday when the manager releases your "stats" to you. If you are within 90% of the middle salary point for your level, you will receive no raise until the recession is over. I have had no raise in 5 years. Yet, cost of my health plan is going up. This means less money in the paycheck each year.

Surveys show alot of unhappiness which corporate addresses with fancy spreadsheets and new committees which sent our meaningless info. Lots of competitions to pit co-workers against each other. The prizes? Usually another useless casual day coupon which is unnecessary because everyone dresses casual anyway. No one can afford new clothes these past few years!

I've learned nothing new because they won't pay for training. All training that is required is online with videos. But you have to beg for the time to do it because they are always worried about your stats and their numbers. They've turned a white collar job into a factory job. Because of fear, competition, and Draconian work treatment, co-workers who are oppressed turn on each other. No friendly faces at this place.

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always be selling in Orlando, Florida

32 months ago

The work life at MetLife;
-You are your own BOSS. (supposedly)
-You are expected to handle customer service 'issues' to turn them into sales. (no base salary-straight commission)
-You are in charge of what you want to sell. (there is no training, as in side-by-side this is how to sell a life policy, this is how to sell an investment, this is how to fill out an application, etc.)
-You will have a trainer. (you will partner with a senior employee who will split deals you bring to him 50%/50% and learn from that.)
-You are working in a CAREER, not a job. ( you might not have a paycheck some weeks or months, but you have a 'CAREER'.)
-You are in charge of your success. (you will pay for your own postage, marketing, advertisements, gas to drive to customer's home's and hotel's if they give you leads out-of-town.)
-You will make phone calls to existing client's. (you will feel like a telephone solicitor on a daily basis.)

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always be selling in Orlando, Florida

32 months ago

juice in Keasbey, New Jersey said: INSTITUTIONAL GROUP.. UNFRIENDLY AND SNOBBISH.........

Very Snobbish! Agreed. Unfriendly and ready to stab you in the back when they get half a chance.

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