swoose
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posted on October 1, 2001 08:38:20 AM new
My sister in law works at the administrative offices of MetLife in New Jersey. The day of the attack her horrified co-workers were watching coverage of the attack when their supervisor stormed out of his office and reminded them that they had a staff meeting. When they told him that they were in shock and didn't think they could concentrate on a meeting, he yelled, "The World Trade Center doesn't concern us, we have work to do!"
Needless to say MetLife is off my list of companies that I will use....
Susan (swoose on eBay)
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deliteful
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posted on October 1, 2001 08:43:09 AM new
"Needless to say MetLife is off my list of companies that I will use.... "
That will teach your friend and her co-workers a lesson.
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bunnicula
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posted on October 1, 2001 09:49:38 AM new
It could well be that focussing on work was *his* way of dealing with it.
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hjw
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posted on October 1, 2001 09:54:34 AM new
What do you expect from an insurance company representative...pity and compassion? 
Actually, this may just be his coping mechanism. Focusing on work to avoid facing the reality of a catastrophe. But I do agree with you. It was inappropriate and callous.
Helen
sp.ed.
[ edited by hjw on Oct 1, 2001 11:04 AM ]
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gravid
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posted on October 1, 2001 02:53:06 PM new
Would not have surprised me if you said he has brought it up every day since what a unloyal lazy bunch of losers they were for that day.
Usually those sort remember every imaigined slight and error and recount them daily.
He probably failed the bar.
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toke
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posted on October 1, 2001 02:55:59 PM new
Maybe the guy was thinking of all the claims coming...and saw everyone, including himself, out of a job.
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zilvy
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posted on October 1, 2001 03:18:57 PM new
Maybe his shorts had shrunk or he tied his shoelaces too tight, whatever, I am sure that he manages with fear rather than kindness. Sounds like a real loser!
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shoshanah
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posted on October 1, 2001 03:58:00 PM new
And to think Snoopy is part of this..."Get MET"...Snoopy, wake up and smell the coffee 
May be that was the man's way of coping; but the deliveryof the statement was so rude and mean that I tend to believe the person was BORN that way...crisis or no crisis....
Gosh Shosh
Pottery Restoration
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toke
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posted on October 1, 2001 04:00:58 PM new
I guess empathy is dead.  At least if the POV is unpopular.
I wonder. Does anyone here know an imperfect person?
If you don't...you don't know me.
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zilvy
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posted on October 1, 2001 04:15:53 PM new
"The World Trade Center doesn't concern us, we have work to do!"
"The doesn't concern us," portion of the quote is what makes me less than empathetic...but I worked for the same type of person so perhaps I am biased. You could be wounded, lying in a pool of blood and he wanted to know how many sales you made that day....and who was gonna pay to clean up the mess? Real gem!
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noteye
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posted on October 2, 2001 02:09:43 AM new
I thought MetLife had space in the World Trade Center.
I may be wrong, but I thought I saw somewhere they had offices there.
My thoughts on this issue have gone 'Un-Surveyed' and may not be of importance to the P.T.B.
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