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?
Pet
Any layoffs in Pet Insurance ? Last year there were a few let go.
Sweatshop chaos
But it’s our sweatshop chaos. Never forget.
MetLife fires executives in scandal
https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1993/rt9312/931228/12280112.htm
MetLife sc--wed employees on 401k
Met profited off limiting 401k investments to Met securities, pocketed high fees, took tax credits. Met will pay $4.5 million in class action lawsuit settlement.
Bad management will be the demise of this company
Met is totally broken inside! Antiquated technology and inept employees. Every internal process involves a "workaround" in the year 2024. We are gaslit to all engage in a dillusional cult like hip hip hooray rainbows and unicorns mantra. Please wake... — read more
Mo--ns
How do they find their EVPs? Are they using some sort of database of corporate mo--ns?
Are the fu----s out
Are the old fu----s out paving way for new young folks. Old fu----s can join AIG and sister concern.
Toxic work culture
AVP playing with my career and creating an environment that will force me to resign . Can’t shift currently due to family reasons.What options I have? Is HR helpful? Deeply hurt, year long hard work wasted.
Marketing officer Out
New Marketing Officer announcement coming
What happened with Pawan?
Is he really gone? What happened? Here are some guesses: A. He fiddled with the help. B. Said something derogatory. Refused to wear a vest on "Let's Talk Live," preferring a tweed jacket instead. Inserted an expletive between "New" and... — read more
In office days increasing to 3?
Anyone else hearing this rumor?
Layoffs
Why is everybody so certain more layoffs are coming? Do some of you just enjoy scaring people who are already stressed out for no good reason? If I missed something from the management, I apologize, but from where I'm standing, every mention of... — read more
The General has his marching orders...
He's coming for ya! Gone are the days when senior leaders get cushy flights and hotel stays in the US. Pappy's new #1 is going to begin a 'tour-de-force' to all the sites and start inspecting the troops. All the senior leaders are losing their... — read more
Ten percent planned attrition
Has anyone been part of meetings where you are cutting more than te percent of your unit?
TTX - count the buzzwords
Anyone doing drinking bingo for all the buzzwords? This isn't a game for the uninitiated.
It's not layoff, it's now called "involuntary termination"
Yet another PC phrase done in small groups of less than 10 to keep from having to issue a WARN* notice.
What was the point of agile? Did Met finally give up?
For years we have been pushed to transform and modernize culture yet no matter how many trainings and town halls and initiatives, we’ve actually taken steps back as a culture. Met culture is stuck on the 90’s and the DEI is nothing but ornament. Why... — read more
I'm all surveyed out.
Stop with the surveys. I've had enough. If MetLife management doesn't know what is happening without constant surveys, what does that say about them? It tells me that they have no clue. Or that they are too cowardly to take responsibility for a... — read more
Met's gonna need a bigger trophy case ...
They just won 31 more awards.
How many trees do we want to plant?
It sounds good, but maybe is just following the woke bandwagon and isn't such a great idea: https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-surprising-downsides-to-planting-trillions-of-trees
The axe keeps swinging, better duck ya'll
Pappy's newest deputy is cutting deep. 5 got the axe Friday, more will follow. Keep your resume's polished up folks.
Any MetLife laid off employee joining AIG or Corebridge
Any folks considering joining either of these two companies. If so reach out to your friends in both the companies to my will help you for a token of reference money.