discuss.

Michele noted the hiring freeze at yesterday’s LTL for an undetermined amount of time, is this the precursor to layoffs?

https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article272524184.html

I hope you saw the LTL today and Michel's tap dancing about stock buybacks. Not once in his defensive and pandering speech did he mention how Met's buybacks benefited its employees. I wonder why? I also loved the line of "when our investors buy... — read more 

I'm gonna guess meaningful raises isn't part of the bar raising MK is blathering about on LTL.

Board will oust CEO. Time for a new top leadership team.

Unfortunately, this company can no longer be said to be progressive. Why is that so? Does our leadership think it is too risky if they let go of some outdated models or maybe they didn't even notice how stuck in the past this place is?

They are really hitting the cross training hard in US business. This isn’t an opportunity for you to learn, it’s an opportunity for the company to seamlessly put someone else in your place after you are fired. Don’t fool yourself, there’s nothing... — read more 

Who else is a Metlife employee living paycheck to paycheck? I’m a single person living in NY metro area and can’t make ends meet! A grade 10 educated professional that struggles every pay check to cover the basics! FFS! Hey Michele if you’re reading... — read more 

Met missed its EPS estimates by 10 cents. Get ready to get reamed. Don't worry though, we only bought back $3.3 Billion in shares last year! https://ycharts.com/companies/MET/stock_buyback

Can we get transparency. How much $ pool is - cascade down. How managers quantify subordinates ratings? There needs total transparency.

Now that layoffs are becoming more common in the technology sector, does anyone know what we can expect for AVIP? How confident is everyone about their job security? In GTO it feels like there is a ton of work to be done and not a lot of people to do... — read more 

Heard that they’re tracking it hard this year. Four hour minimum in the office, three days a week. Two warnings and then possible termination.

I wonder if anyone from ELT attended Davos. For sure they'd be angling for an invitation to it along with the global woke jetset.

NEW YORK, January 11, 2022 MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that it has been named one of America’s 100 Most JUST Companies by JUST Capital. The “JUST 100” is a comprehensive ranking that recognizes companies doing right by all their... — read more 

State Farm is outsourcing entire IT to India. Do you think Metlife may follow the route and outsource IT or any other departments to India for cost cutting.

Felt extremely hurt by behavior of seniors .My previous company where I worked as a contractor , trusted and respected me and my knowledge and integrity towards work compared to here. Zero appreciation for all the good work done and only eager to... — read more 

Out team was informed that the hybrid model compliance was going to be enforced more strictly this year- with attendance taking and auditing badge swipes. Is this kindergarten? Also- why are so many groups allowed to be fully remote? There are very... — read more 

Reading all these posts, sounds like nobody trusts anyone and everyone is completely out for themselves. Not how the website portrays things or how my 3rd interview went. Think I'll PASS! I appreciate people posting.

Peter Gibbons : So I was sitting in my cubicle today, and I realized, ever since I started working, every single day of my life has been worse than the day before it. So that means that every single day that you see me, that's on the worst day of my... — read more 

Agree or Disagree?

They closed our office permanently 10/31. They told us not to worry jobs won’t be lost. Does anyone else believe them? I don’t feel safe!

I often wonder how it is possible that certain people, despite their obvious incompetence, managed to climb the corporate ladder...

Deaf

Is it true that our direct reporting manager has no idea of our final rating and it’s finalized by HR. How do I know if they are considering my promotion or not.

Any news on what to expect for AVIP and COLA? The company has raked in billions this year with US business exceeding goals. At least 20 billion from just 1 line of business. Stock at an all time high so what will be the excuse to hand out insulting... — read more 

If the market makes a turn soon, do you think there will be MetLife layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Seems jobs are all going to India offshore team

In my previous company no one used to work last 2 week of December other than admin activities so employees can reset, spend some time with family and re- energize for new year. But here at Metlife looks like we need to work until Last day of the... — read more 

While wages have increased for upper-class individuals to match inflation, the same wage increases weren’t always found for the middle class. A majority of middle class households (75%) feel that inflation is growing at a rate faster than their... — read more 

Would someone please post if anything comes out of the LTL? I can't bear to watch these things anymore. Just the highlights and any announcements would be nice.

I once worked for a Met officer that told me they were too busy to read emails, answer their phone, or attend meetings they scheduled. They "forgot" their instant messager password and for over a year claimed to not know the help center number to get... — read more 

Bullying. Peer Pressure. Propaganda. Do MyPath Contribute to PAC Do MyLearning Do MyVoice Survey Take Diversity Pledge Reach out to Your Co Workers You know were so great -- right -- blah -- blah I get to hear it all from global... — read more 

Who’s participating?

Are ya’ll going to be screaming again this year via MyVoice to a bunch of deaf, d-mb and blind executive management? Ask yourselves, has your voice ever been heard? All I want is to be paid market rate and based on what’s out there, that would be... — read more 

You didn't even give raises to match inflation and now you want me to give you money back to lobby politicians? Stick it where the sun doesn't shine, MK. I'd rather spend that money on union dues than Met's political pet projects.

My senior is smartly trying to push all the work on me and even counting on the time I should spend on each task and asking to assign more work to me as the already assigned work should not take much time as per her/him. What should I do? I am new... — read more 

Any news on layoffs at MetLife? Especially at US Digital ?