Be very flexible - Telesales Agent MetLife Employee Review

3.0
Jul 20, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Metlife was upfront when they said to "be very flexible" since there were always changes (daily, sometimes hourly) in what we were to do, and how we were measured and coached. It was like trying to build a skyscraper during an earthquake. The variables of the job were so diverse that even months of intensive training barely scratched the surface and it felt very much like being thrown in the pool unprepared to learn how to swim. Eventually, the entire home/auto division was scaled way down (massive layoffs, starting at the top) and the division was sold as corporate decided to go a different direction.

Cons

Very stiff corporate structure highly dependent on metrics, with a lot more "stick" than "carrot" in terms of motivation. Very little human consideration or interaction beyond taking incoming calls at a rate that felt like drinking from a firehose (even after I was very experienced). They tried, sort of, but it was always in the form of some dumb online game.

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Pros

Great culture that actually cares about customers and employees

Cons

Old school and Legacy environment

2.0
Mar 16, 2026
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Pros

Benefits, PTO, remote, some team mates are cool and super helpful. But they don’t want you being too chatty. Process process process. The pay is low for the stress is gives.

Cons

The pet department has really gone downhill ever since they implemented their “AA” system, which is just terrible to work with. You have to meet their metrics which it’s great to have QA and claim evaluations in place however, they will dock points for the most minor things, but you’ll see AA process things incorrectly, the supervisors process incorrectly, the team leads process incorrectly…. But only the adjusters will get points docked and write ups. And now they expect you to find the AA errors and send it to them, then send it back to you to correct…. But if YOU made that mistake, points docked. In the beginning, before AI, it was a really great job to have, I felt proud to come into work like I was making a difference but it turned into such a demoralizing and depressing job. They stopped treating us like humans over the past 12 months. Hearing the email and task alerts is enough to give you PTSD.

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