Is MetLife a good company to work for?

MetLife has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 8,294 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 68% 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 2% 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 (79) , Customer Service Representative (74) , Financial Advisor (73) , Estagiário (67) , Intern (67) , Team Leader (55) , Claims Adjuster (54) , Consultant (54) , Underwriter (52)

What are the pros of working at MetLife according to real employee reviews?

"I do appreciate my compensation and MetLife offers great benefits!" ((in 749 reviews)); "2) Good work life balance...Except the last couple of weeks leading to a release." ((in 577 reviews)); "until it changed and thought they are a mature player in the uk market; personal development; great people; international network" ((in 409 reviews)); "Pay was good and great" ((in 221 reviews)); "Flexible and good culture." ((in 216 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 265 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 186 reviews)); "There were some good managers there that understood that they looked good when their teams performed and developed their people accordingly." ((in 122 reviews)); "poor leadership and future vision of company missing" ((in 81 reviews)); "Bad upper management who allow bad employees to have have free reign and create tension in the work environment." ((in 69 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 are the top reviewed MetLife locations?

New York , Cary , Tampa , Charlotte , Bridgewater , Warwick , Aurora , Raleigh , Somerset , Bloomfield , Saint Louis , Whippany , Oriskany , Morristown , Dayton , Kansas City , Chicago , Tulsa , Boston , Atlanta , Irving , Dallas , Troy , Irvine , Hartford , Wilmington , West Des Moines , Alpharetta , Houston , Denver

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MetLife reviews

3.7

67% would recommend to a friend

(6,453 total reviews)

Michel Khalaf

83% approve of CEO

68% 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 6,453 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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6K reviews

4.0

Jan 21, 2024

Great company in many areas, but compensation is below average.

Counsel

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great Leadership, People and Culture.

Cons

Upward mobility opportunities are lacking. Compensation is much below average.

1.0

Dec 18, 2023

Terrible company

Implementation specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not really any pros they only care about your work being done. They need to invest more in training employees.

Cons

Terrible work life balance during peak season they expect you to work even on your days off.

3.0

Dec 8, 2023

Poor Management

Long term disability case manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Hybrid option. Cafeteria and dry cleaners on campus. Colleagues were great, HR and bad managers in almost every department. Good managers were complicit in allowing the bad managers to Target and terminate Good employees unfairly. I mean genuine Good employees not the ones that fire themselves! Tarnishing peoples Good name and work history due to Ego and prejudices for no Good Reason. High stress environment start off ok but QUICKLY becoming Toxic... do your self a favor Work someplace else. And think look got H.R. to help you.

Cons

Toxic work environments bad managers still in payroll

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