I need the lucky ones to stop saying how great it is outside of MetLife. We know. Trust us, we all know. Most of us are trying to leave, but the job market su-ks right now. You have to be really lucky to land something actually worth leaving for. So... — read more
I was laid off, and now I’m in a much better workplace
Thanks, Met, it truly was a blessing in disguise. Now that I’m somewhere new, with a solid team and a genuinely competent manager, I’ve realized just how bad and exhausting things were at Met. If you get laid off, don’t despair - some pastures really... — read more
The hard truth about MetLife
Go above and beyond, and you’ll just get handed everyone else’s unfinished work. Managers love to preach “teamwork” when it really means “carry the slackers.” Meanwhile, the only real path up is mastering corporate politics, actual results barely... — read more
Some numbers: MetLife’s price target lowered to $95
MetLife’s price target lowered to $95 by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, retains “Outperform” rating **Other analyst actions: ** - Cowen reaffirms “Buy” rating (Mar 7) - BMO initiates “Market Perform” with $97 target (Jan 23) - JPMorgan cuts... — read more
Stock is down
from a high around $84 to now $69.
Did you do your strategy training yet?
It was a dronefest in 200 Park this week. Are other offices better?
Brag about your vacation!
This thread is for bragging about your vacation. Try to have a "moral" for the little people. Something that you "learned." p.s. If you don't have a vacation to brag about, just post a sycophantic comment congratulating others on their... — read more
Pep Rally.. Pep Rally, who's going?
Who's signed up for the pep rally? got your p-m-poms at the ready? This clown show will be epic.
Performance Review Time
So, everyone happy with their paltry pittance and BS excuse for getting shorted?
Bullies
How to deal with bullying and ganging up to push me to quit, as they don’t want to fire me. Is it advisable to involve HR or legal ? I have tons of proof against them.
Propaganda
Who is buying this?
The Needs Improvement Strategy
MetLife leaders are being asked to give targeted employees “needs improvement” rating as a hint and way to coax them into leaving on their own. Targeted employees are those who’s positions are options for cost saving eliminations or offshoring... — read more
Laid off employees come over to Corrbridge
All MET laid off employees please come over to corebridge. We will rehire you with better salaries. Lot of folks have been laid off and we will fill their spots.
Nine Box Grid
Does your manager have your back?
Layoffs before bonus
Stay classy, Met
Evil is the absence of empathy
Celebrated for throwing employees out on the street.
Scandal
Covering this up is costing Met so much
Who writes CEO communications?
Outsourced to India with request for bro style?
Charlotte Layoffs Announced
1/3 of the Charlotte operations staff was told they are being laid off. Largely the compensation team for legacy Met, Third Party, and Group.
Sliding down Fortune 500
Yikes, where was Met in Fortune 500 when Khalaf started? Sliding down to 60 in 2025.
DEI Cuts
CEO is cutting both the podcaster and the new guy.
Let's Talk Live, Jan 28 Edition
Time to construe whatever the latest changes happen to be as all part of some wonderful New Frontier Plan. Bought a company? New Frontier is working. Bought back stock? New Frontier.
Slimiest Company Award
Tenth year in a row Met wins slimiest insurance company award! Breaking laws, lacking ethics. Met, altogether possible that Met gives zero effs about its reputation.
what is happening in HR?
I come back from the holidays and find out my HRBP was "laid off". I start asking around and it sounds like a lot of people are getting let go even whole departments. Do we have any US base HR left or is it all in the Philippines now?
H1B - Golden rules for hiring
The H1B visa program is designed to bring skilled workers to the U.S., but the hiring process for these workers needs to be streamlined for efficiency and integrity. Verify Authenticity of H1B Candidates: Companies should ensure that H1B... — read more
Cognizant sued for Discrimination
Read the article and the comments: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/cognizant-discrimination-case-highlights-flaws-h-1b-visa-system
Hiring AVP Employee Relations Investigations
Writing is on the wall for more te---r terminations at Met—AVP comp up to 210K for employee relations investigations. Hiring more employee relations investigators.
This LTL is a joke
Do these people work at the same company as me?
What's wrong with GCSO employees?
I guess GCSO has started forcing all their call center people to come into the office once a month. I don't know how it is in other locations but in Cary it's been a nightmare. The days they come in, they completely trash the conference rooms they... — read more
It's important to view MetLife as a paycheck and just that
Have a true purpose outside of this sc-mmy place. It will give you peace of mind and keep you going on what truly matters. To focus your energy on the mess that is MetLife, in the hopes that some day, the management and the culture will get better... — read more
MetLife Vice President Review: Beware Culture Bad Frequent Layoffs …
Frequent layoffs, firing, bullying, understaffing add to the chaos of working at MetLife. Culture is terrible. Management does not care about employees. We have no budget …
Share price cut lists
Please please tell us about Met’s cut lists for share price dropping. We had a number of people disappear when it dipped below $70
Sharing Incompetent Mgmt stories
They have job security and no idea what is going on.
Failing up or born on third base?
Management universally stupid. Met CEO’s dad was a CEO. Military preference.
What I want to know is, what is the execute leadership thinking?
Aside from the New Frontier bullsh-t, what, if anything, are they thinking? Where are they taking MetLife? What's the impact of the US election results? Should we expect the pseudo-NPR podcasts and parades to die down? I can't tell what they... — read more
MetLife Layoffs 2025
Is this going to be an interesting year as it relates to MetLife layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
Where is Pawan
Pawan has joined corebridge under bald eagle
Disappointing managers leaders
Conned into joining MetLayoff? Such trashy disappointing managers leaders. Get out as soon as you can.
Layoff this week
Heard some this week so far - anyone else hear anything?