Procurement in Cary, NC. RUN. - Contract Specialist MetLife Employee Review

1.0
Apr 24, 2018
Recommend
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Pros

Benefits and pay are competitive in the market.

Cons

Extremely lacking management on-site. The highest level is an AVP that came from IBM with no management skills, losing three of six direct reports since December, 2017 and four of six in the last ten months. Two walked out, with no notice given within one week of each other. The most recent departure was true talent walking out the door. There are rumors of layoffs and speculation is to make the environment so unhealthy and hostile, that people leave. Is that how MetLife wants their reputation to be?? Not a motivating environment when people in different groups with procurement leave abruptly. Higher management, VPs, are not located in Cary and are seen perhaps once every two months or so. The Chief officer is seen even less. None are approachable from my experience. They will believe what they are told from their direct report management and that’s that.

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