Stable company but craploads of bureaucracy and dysfunctional management - werkgeversreview Software Engineer bij MetLife

2,0
16 aug 2021
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If you are looking for a relatively stable place to be, perhaps MetLife might be a place to go. There are some decent places in this company, they actually have a good internship program (for those looking to gain some experience, in university or perhaps entry-level). Prior to COVID the company was anti flexible/remote work...however they have finally acknowledge the 21st century and adopted hybrid arrangement. Perhaps this is one silver lining The company does have some good values, and programs to help those in need and outreach to communities around the world - Michele and team have been instrumental in leading those types of initiatives

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Tons of bureaucracy and bad management, especially at middle levels. During my last year there was lots of discussion at top (including from CEO) about reducing bureaucracy and becoming more transparent. Although the top-levels of the company had good intentions, their mission as such saw little/no success. There is tons of bureaucracy and "good old boy" type of environment at the various management/VP levels. Very little accountability and a lot of bad actors, micro-managing dysfunctional leaders (and individual contributors) who are allowed to misbehave with little/no recourse. For anybody looking for a good career with long-term future, this is not your place (especially if you are in tech). Tons of technical debt and dead-end/stale projects, that you will be likely dumped on and stuck with. Run for the hills...

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Great culture that actually cares about customers and employees

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Old school and Legacy environment

1,0
9 jun 2026
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Good support for new people managers were very helpful and always available

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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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