$4.09 here. Maybe I'll RTO when they give us a cost of living increase.

Whoo-hooo! You can wear casual-casual till June at which time it will revert back to business-casual. These folks don't understand that some of the places that I've worked, shorts were fine, shoes were optional and Nerf toys were required. — read more 

Post articles about trouble in NYC public transportation in this thread. I'll start. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10575679/Shocking-moment-straphanger-slashes-stranger-kn--e-wild-fight-inside-NYC-subway-station.html

I'm on the verge of leaving. I don’t believe there are many more people who could last very long here with such a load. Have you ever had a bigger workload than now?

Did anyone get a good review? Seems there were a lack of positive comments. Is this to get us back in the office more?

RTO is a mistake. Why are they sending people back when covid is much higher then last year. You are risking your life COVID CASES USA 114,071 FEB 28 2022 50,905 FEB 28 2021 DEATHS 1,972 FEB 28 2022 1,129 FEB 28 2021

Mask are now voluntary for those currently volunteer so I assume when it’s rto on March 28th, it will be as well. So no required vaccination and no mask. What are your thoughts.

This company wants me in the office (although I can work from home perfectly well and without any problems), while some units are fully remote. Does anyone understand the reason behind this? I mean, OK, I've worked in the office before and I'll... — read more 

It's about time to speculate on what the company will make (because employee safety is our top priority!) about RTO. Will they require COVID Testing? How often? Will they require masks? Under what circumstances? Will they require vaccines? (Why? ... — read more 

If you would prefer to continue to work from home.. smash the up arrow!!!!! We all know they read these posts...

Worried about being forced back into the office? Just jump into yammer (us business) and find the recent COVID posts from the anti-vaxxer elements of Met. Think they're gonna follow ANY of the rules when it comes to keeping YOU safe? Make sure to... — read more 

MetLife is pursuing RTO even with the pandemic ongoing. The WHO says the pandemic is not over and to expect more variants with some more dangerous. So why put people in an office and potentially endanger their lives when WFH works fine for... — read more 

This place is poison.

Every job is stressful at times. Sometimes a period is stressful, and then comes a period that is much more relaxed and so on. However, I no longer remember the day in this company when I was not in a super stressful situation. Every, and I mean... — read more 

Discuss RTO Email. If there is anything to discuss.

Everyone I talk to says how burnt out they are. Between workloads that double or triple because of layoffs/bungled software rollout/sh---y management decisions, flat raises/depressed AVIPs, and leadership teams infighting - it just seems that... — read more 

Need help in deciding Currently Contract job - Pros - excellent company, very relaxed, work life balance , good work , work from home . Excellent ppl Con- Not permanent position but informed 1-2 months in advance Incase of contract end . No scope... — read more 

Hi .. need some inputs .. I am about to receive a job offer from MetLife ..is it worth joining .. currently I don’t have a full time job and work on project basis .. so need some help in deciding .. how is the work pressure and office politics — read more 

Will they pay bonus if I put in 2 weeks on 1st of March and say last day on March 16th. I believe bonus payout will be March 14th this year? Or do I need to give 2 weeks after bonus payout?

Cases of the Omicron variant are on the decline in U.S. and worldwide—but a different version of Omicron is now gaining traction. This so-called stealth variant, officially known as BA.2, is armed with even higher transmission potential, and possibly... — read more 

Make your predictions, when will the next official "RTO" date will be. (Nominally it will be sometime in March). Also, do you think MetLife is going to announce any more WFH favorable policies? I'm going to predict RTO is March 21, the first... — read more 

Looks like black jacket doesn't like certain topics like WFH.. These threads are monitored and deleted if BJ doesn't like it.

Until recently, I really had hoped that the situation in this company would slowly improve after all this chaos with the pandemic begins to settle. However, now I see that things can only progressively deteriorate even more, so I am getting a bit... — read more 

Returning to NYC is not appealing what so ever. The city is a real sh$t ho-e.

I read this Wells Fargo thread and had to laugh. It must be the same everywhere in big companies trying to be "agile". https://www.thelayoff.com/t/1eWcZI1k#replies

Total compensation in 2020? $14,164,009 Amount of stocks he sold in December 2021? $2,600,000 worth Number of people laid off in the company in 2021? About 10% of our global workforce. Remember these figures when you hear about your "raise". — read more 

Prepare tour management now. Tell them you are not returning in March or ever. Working from home is the new norm and expected work environment for talented employees everywhere. If they want to retain talent then working from home permanently needs... — read more 

So how many times do these "leaders" on the Bill Pappas call want to call their teams "small but mighty" as if thats a good thing. I heard it from others not on this call in the past. Its just code for "sh-t we fired so many people so this team is... — read more 

I know of two who left in as many weeks. I'm guessing they know something we don't, because who'd be crazy enough to leave a job where they do nothing all day but yell at employees and get paid to do it? If you need extra proof that things are going... — read more 

Judging by the frantic updates I've been getting from my manager in recent weeks, it feels like 15% maybe 20% of people are gone from a year ago. And HR has been useless at processing offers in time so we've lost out on at least 3 candidates that... — read more 

Direct quote from my manager today who also told me he's now looking for a new job. Guess these calibration meetings are going well.

Perfect example I read about this morning. The company Coinbase is giving employees 4 weeks of "recharge" time this year in addition to their PTO where they are essentially shutting down the company for a week. They did it with one week and two... — read more 

Heard today might be another round of cuts before AVIP particularly national accounts. Would they even have anyone left to do the work? Maybe professor R should be the one getting a pink slip

And deleted posts. But why? Think about this board.

I'm done with this place. Can't take it any longer. Scheduled an email to land in my boss' inbox first thing Monday morning and they can send me a shipping label for my computer. I don't even care if they mail me back my cr-p at by cubicle. Anything... — read more 

I've spoken to several former coworkers who have retired several years ago, and as far as they are concerned, this is still the best company in the world. I've tried to explain how much things have changed lately, but they're not buying it. I'm... — read more 

People give it their all and then some to get where they are and what do they get for that? Nothing but mistreatment. People are used and stepped all over only to be dismissed when they're deemed to make too much (which in itself is ridiculous... — read more 

The biggest mistake I made was when I left my previous job and accepted the offer here. The culture is terrible. I don't believe that there are many companies where communication is so bad with so little encouragement or motivation coming from our... — read more 

Interviewed last week for a position outside of Met similar to what I'm doing now. Starting pay is $60k more than my Met pay. Don't be afraid to put your resume out there and see what happens.