Is MetLife a good company to work for?

MetLife has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 8,282 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months. 66% of employees would recommend working at MetLife to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about MetLife have been left by employees working as Internship , Actuarial Intern and Intern .

Does MetLife pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, MetLife employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at MetLife. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at MetLife?

66% of MetLife employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated MetLife 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at MetLife?

Director (136) , Manager (116) , Assistant Manager (113) , Financial Services Representative (108) , Senior Associate (82) , Project Manager (80) , Business Analyst (79) , Customer Service Representative (73) , Financial Advisor (73) , Estagiário (67) , Intern (66) , Team Leader (55) , Claims Adjuster (54) , Consultant (54) , Analyst (51)

What are the pros of working at MetLife according to real employee reviews?

"I do appreciate my compensation and MetLife offers great benefits!" ((in 723 reviews)); "2) Good work life balance...Except the last couple of weeks leading to a release." ((in 571 reviews)); "until it changed and thought they are a mature player in the uk market; personal development; great people; international network" ((in 421 reviews)); "Pay was good and great" ((in 227 reviews)); "Flexible and good culture." ((in 225 reviews))

What are the cons of working at MetLife according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management and could not keep up with regulation changes" ((in 266 reviews)); "Unlike other companies a bonus at MetLife is part of your pay (because the salaries are low) so you count on those dollars." ((in 188 reviews)); "Toxic work environments bad managers still in payroll" ((in 121 reviews)); "poor leadership and future vision of company missing" ((in 80 reviews)); "Bad upper management who allow bad employees to have have free reign and create tension in the work environment." ((in 70 reviews))

What are employees saying about MetLife layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about MetLife layoffs and their outlook for job security at MetLife in 2026.

What are the top reviewed MetLife locations?

New York , Cary , Tampa , Charlotte , Bridgewater , Warwick , Aurora , Raleigh , Somerset , Bloomfield , Saint Louis , Whippany , Oriskany , Morristown , Dayton , Chicago , Kansas City , Tulsa , Boston , Atlanta , Irving , Dallas , Troy , Irvine , Hartford , Wilmington , West Des Moines , Alpharetta , Houston , Denver

MetLife reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(6,443 total reviews)

Michel Khalaf

82% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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MetLife has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,443 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The MetLife employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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6K reviews

1.0

Oct 12, 2016

Stay way from client services/csc/account mgt/fsc roles

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Close to home and well respected company.

Cons

Very stressful. They are working with less people. All departments dump work on service and there is not enough support. Too many responsibilities and performance is heavily focused on unrealistic metrics.

MetLife Response

9y

Thank you for taking the time to write this review. We take feedback seriously and will evaluate your input to find areas to improve on as a company. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts with us.

1.0

Oct 10, 2016

Dallas

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

people are very nice, that is all thre company has going for them

Cons

it is a place of completly chaos, nothing get accomplished. there is not enough underwriter or processors, usually takes 3 months to close a life insurance and another 2 months to book an annuity. The system is always down, there is no accountability

2.0

Sep 24, 2016

Great people, poor management

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

MetLife's IT office in the Denver area contains many skilled developers whose expertise range from mainframe to front-end and database management. I appreciated collaborating alongside these knowledgable individuals. I attribute a lot of my gained skills to the developers. In addition to having developers as project partners, the management will provide exposure to those they choose; if a person happens to be on a high exposure project, then this is viewed as a pro.

Cons

The major downfall of MetLife's Denver IT office, more specifically the Solutions Delivery side, is the political environment created by upper management. A fair amount of promotions are handed out to individuals with less industry experience rather than the experienced and educated. Management promotes individuals based on how much you can chit-chat rather than technical experience and success on past projects.

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