Pros
MetLife's IT office in the Denver area contains many skilled developers whose expertise range from mainframe to front-end and database management. I appreciated collaborating alongside these knowledgable individuals. I attribute a lot of my gained skills to the developers. In addition to having developers as project partners, the management will provide exposure to those they choose; if a person happens to be on a high exposure project, then this is viewed as a pro.
Cons
The major downfall of MetLife's Denver IT office, more specifically the Solutions Delivery side, is the political environment created by upper management. A fair amount of promotions are handed out to individuals with less industry experience rather than the experienced and educated. Management promotes individuals based on how much you can chit-chat rather than technical experience and success on past projects.