MetLife reviews

IT practices are very immature and there is a general lack of IT professionalism Over emphasis on IT cost reduction results in poorly implemented outsourcing partnerships, poor quality, reactive management, chaotic priority shifts, low morale, high employee turnover Deeply engrained “old school” management culture, with excessive politics and “boys club” mentality Departmental silos and politics make it nearly impossible to implement solutions or process improvements Low maturity, slow pace, poor leadership and legacy technology will cause your skills\experiences\value\marketability to erode throughout your tenure

Mgmt. is very old. And by old, I mean almost everyone at the Director or above level has been at Met for 15+ years. This is an issue. Why? Some managers are stuck thinking this is still a mutual company and "Mother Met" is still a thing. "Mother Met" is not still a thing. Snoopy is not still a thing. A ton, and I mean, ton of meetings to make sure you are relevant to your boss is outdated and is no longer 'the thing' at successful companies. These things waste time. They cause issues. Some VPs who have been here for a while dont even have direct reports. Many VPs use their direct reports to do the dirty work for them while not promoting them ( you know, so they can continue to do their dirty work for them) What a waste of money....money they could spend on innovation, tech upgrades and younger talent.