3.0
Mar 10, 2009
Current employee
New York, NY
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Decent pay and good benefits. Prior to the last two waves of layoffs, it was not difficult to maintain a good work/life balance.
Cons
Information Technology is treated as an expense to be reduced, rather than a strategic asset to be developed. If you are a low to mid level developer, you will most likely be outsourced. MetLife was aggressively outsourcing IT jobs before the current economic crisis, and now the current crisis gives management the perfect opportunity to accelerate that trend. The current performance review system is a farce. Talented people, hard workers often get a mediocre rating simply due to the whim of a manager who may have never met the person or reviewed his or her work in detail.