Is MetLife a good company to work for?

MetLife has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 8,260 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 68% of employees would recommend working at MetLife to a friend and 68% 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?

68% 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 3.4 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 (78) , Customer Service Representative (73) , Financial Advisor (73) , Intern (66) , Estagiário (65) , Claims Adjuster (54) , Consultant (54) , Team Leader (54) , Analyst (51)

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

"Benefits are great and the retirement and matching 401K are excellent." ((in 735 reviews)); "2) Good work life balance...Except the last couple of weeks leading to a release." ((in 543 reviews)); "until it changed and thought they are a mature player in the uk market; personal development; great people; international network" ((in 397 reviews)); "Flexible and good culture." ((in 218 reviews)); "Pay was good and great" ((in 211 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 120 reviews)); "poor leadership and future vision of company missing" ((in 83 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 MetLife locations have received the highest employee ratings?

San Francisco , Wilmington , Whippany , Freeport , Utica , Austin , Jacksonville , Newark , Hartford , Providence

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3.7

68% would recommend to a friend

(6,428 total reviews)

Michel Khalaf

82% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Culture & values

3.7

Work/Life balance

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

MetLife has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 6,428 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

4.0

Jan 24, 2011

Small Company Responsibilities w/ Big Company Resources / Bureaucracy

Programmer/analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast-paced, big company pockets / room for growth, management encouragement / support for training / career growth, work time flexibility, benefits.

Cons

High Security (Must use slooooow VM for almost everything, No Access to Local Drives from VM, approval needed even for free / trial software even if add-in for paid / installed software by vendor of same) Big / Financial Company Bureaucracy (change free periods ~6 mos / yr., change review boards prior to production DB / Exe changes and even one-off development tools) Low culture (i.e. in-house box lunch & weekly candy vs. x-mas party, qtrly awards / in-house luncheon, no group employee activities away from work)

3.0

Jan 24, 2011

unappreciated

Financial services representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours ability to make however much you want Good training

Cons

You basically run your own business, which means out of pocket for almost everything. Benefits outside of healthcare and 401k are very small. The don't even offer free coffee. At the end of the day, its all about production. If you don't produce and make sales like a big shot, you are overlooked. No real chance of promotion. You can only grow in this job, which gets very frustrating after a few years, especially with the fact the compensation decreases as you get more years in. After your 4th year, you pay for everything. Work space, secretary, paper, etc. All this is taking out of your commision pool....up to 1,000/month

4.0

Jan 21, 2011

The opportunity allowed me a strong view on investment services.

Investment analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

compensation and strong work foundation made it possible for professional growth.

Cons

The hours were long and required a strong commitment.

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