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 4% over the last 12 months. 67% of employees would recommend working at MetLife to a friend and 67% 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?

67% 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

MetLife reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(6,428 total reviews)

Michel Khalaf

82% approve of CEO

67% 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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

4.0

Oct 7, 2008

Company is changing for the worse

It manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big company that's not going anywhere. Fair pay and benefits. Good opportunity for advancement provided you are well liked. Work life balance is ok, and depending on your manager, they can be very fair. Can work remotely although that seems to be in jeopardy right now. Location isn't too bad. Some smart people working there and the opportunity for productive teamwork is high (depending on whom you are working with). Most of the people (at a certain level) are good, friendly, caring people that are willing to help.

Cons

Current Senior management basically clueless and care little for the worker bees. Cronyism is running rampant at Met. Worker morale is very low at this point and for good reason. Many jobs are being outsourced and people are scared for their livlihoods.

4.0

Oct 6, 2008

If you have a job with MetLife, you can have a job for life.

Senior financial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

MetLife is a very solid and safe company with 140 years of experience. The Compnay as a whole does its best at ensuring that it gives its employees the opportunity to build their career path. Working at MetLife will give you the knowledge that as long as you work hard, you will always have a job to go to. Through all the job and market fluctuations, MetLife has always done the best at holding steady wtih integrity. MetLife is also very good at keeping current with worker trends, the virtual employee is their next direction where employees can work from home.

Cons

It's not what you know.... Even though we are given the opportunities to grow and develope, the management sometimes overlooks the harder worker in favor of the more "flashy" worker. Given that the best opportunities are scarce, there is great competition for the better jobs. However there are plenty of lateral moves if you are not happy where you are at.

4.0

Oct 5, 2008

MetLife uncertain but possibly better later

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great chance for feedback from managament, 360 reviews are done as well. Working from home is generally speaking, fine for all groups , but some groups allow a very flexible work from home arrangement. My group allows approximately once or twice a month. My personal experience is that there are opportunities within your own department for career advancement but just like anywhere else, it all depends on how you play the game.

Cons

Departmental head not supportive of the group. Pay could be better. I've received raises for the past two years consistently but it all depends on how well you are rated. Employee morale is currently low as a result of the recent financial situation eveywhere and everyone knowing that there will be a round of layoffs in the end of October.

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