Once a great company to work for - Manager - Applications Development MetLife Employee Review

3.0
Apr 4, 2009
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits are good. Flex time

Cons

Opportunities are advertised but politics drives who gets what jobs, even lateral moves. Management looks for ees to manage their own development. Often ees don't know the direction of senior management which makes self manangment of your skillset difficult. Company has taken a turn for the worse in regards to management / subordinate relationship, since going public. Morale seems very low

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Cons

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Pros

Good support for new people managers were very helpful and always available

Cons

Micromanage every second of your time; have to put in a request to go to the bathroom and wait for someone to grant it Expect you to put exceptions to your time after your shift ends on your own time Half hour lunch by the time I brought my lunch or heated my leftovers and went to the bathroom. I barely had time to wolf it down. Unrealistic call times Systems are horrible and crashing all the time expect you to be in at least 15 minutes before your shift unpaid to set up all the programs on your computer

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