Too Little Too Late - Financial Services Representative MetLife Employee Review

2.0
Feb 23, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexible hours, nice people, lots of free lunches from wholesalers. You learn a lot about sales, retirement, and life insurance and annuity products. The firm provides a laptop, a desk phone, and supports you with marketing and case building assistance. Six months stipend is $15k.

Cons

Get ready to find yourself between a rock and a hard place. Clients break your heart; pay days break your heart because pay is confusing). You have to spend your own money on business (that you can eventually write off) Recruiters will say anything to get you in the door. There is little to no supervision (which should be a pro but not when you need help.) It takes one month for you to get your computer, and its hard to meet with clients without one. Your income depends on clients, and clients are the worst, uninterested, slow moving, call dodging people. From the first time you meet, till when you get paid, it could be 2-6 months (and only 1/10 will do business.) Please come in with a strong affluent natural market of people that you can sell to if you come on board.

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Cons

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Pros

Excellent benefits, including a pension, 401(k) match, generous PTO, and solid health insurance. Remote work and work-life balance have been very good. Smart, supportive coworkers who genuinely want to help each other succeed. Large-scale technology environment provides exposure to complex systems. Company is investing in AI and modernizing parts of the technology organization.

Cons

Career development can feel inconsistent depending on your department and leadership. Two people in similar roles may receive very different levels of visibility and growth opportunities. Frequent reorganizations and leadership changes create uncertainty and shifting priorities. Agile execution often doesn't match Agile principles. Work is frequently pushed between sprints, priorities change mid-cycle, and teams are expected to adapt without corresponding planning improvements. Cross-functional communication can be siloed, making it difficult to build business knowledge outside your immediate responsibilities. Recognition sometimes appears to favor those with existing relationships or visibility rather than consistently rewarding performance. Compensation is competitive initially but can plateau over time if you remain in the same role.

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