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MetLife

New York, NY · founded 1868

MetLife is a 150-plus-year-old insurance and employee-benefits giant headquartered in the landmark MetLife Building over Grand Central. It is a large, stable, deliberately risk-averse place: employees describe genuinely good work-life balance and flexibility as the main draw, offset by market-lagging pay and slow career progression. The company leans hard into its 'great place to work' recognition - Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, Fortune World's Best Workplaces 2025, and Great Place to Work certification across 33 markets - and runs internal-mobility programs (MyPath, EXCELERATE) and a funded ideas pipeline (Experimentation Gateway). If you want a steady, benefits-rich employer and can accept a big-company pace, it fits; if you want fast advancement or top-of-market comp, look harder.

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Documented benefits (5)

Countries with officesUnited States, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Bangladesh, Chile
Flexible hoursyes
OfficesNew York, Cary, Charlotte
Internal course catalogyes
Campus or amenitiesGlobal headquarters in the landmark MetLife Building at 200 Park Avenue, straddling Grand Central Terminal in Midtown Manhattan

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