TikTok reviews

3.2

42% would recommend to a friend

(6,236 total reviews)
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Shou Zi Chew

61% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

TikTok has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 6,236 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The TikTok employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informationstechnologie industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
1.0
May 22, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The pay can be competitive

Cons

If you enjoy watching game of thrones but don’t want to participate in the backstabbing, instability, unpredictable and unprofessional behaviors of those chosen to lead and overall no mental health, run in the opposite direction. This company is the embodiment of throwing sh*t against the wall to see what sticks, no strategy, no heart behind any of their decisions. Departments are pitted against each other and told to not trust each other. Managers expect an unhealthy amount of work that a human can healthily sustain and are also chosen to lead only based on seniority, not legitimate leadership or managerial skills. It’s a very unsettling place to work with your role changing frequently, no work/life balance, and now a mandated RTO of 5 days a week which they’re deeming is for “culture” and better results. Some of us don’t need amazing office culture, some of us want to do our jobs well and go home to be with the ones we love, work out, and have a social life. It’s not a company meant for your well-being, on their own.

1.0
Aug 7, 2021

Run for your life

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Having a cool company on your resume, a handful of super creative and smart people, lots of new friends and people to network withQ

Cons

everything. EVERYTHING. Most toxic company I have ever worked for. Leadership leads with pressure and fear. Impossible to get recognized no matter how hard you work or how many hours you put in. Working 70 hours a week/weekend is the norm. Everyone is drowning and miserable and unhappy. This whole company will leave within the next year. Org structures are awful. Leadership has zero EQ and has no idea what they are doing. Chinese culture and working styles.

1.0
Jan 12, 2021

Zero work/life balance

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Great brand to get on your CV - Company is currently in its rapid growth phase, so lots of exciting development, always hiring - If you are in a sales or client-facing role, the brand sells itself - Chinese company therefore speed of innovation is its currency - incredibly fast paced - Much younger/newer tech company in the arena so I really see teams working hard to match industry standards especially around trust and safety, policy, content moderation - Fairly diverse workforce

Cons

- Business leaders in China HQ have never turned up in EU/US townhalls - Some team leads were hired before TikTok blew up so they may not be best placed to lead a much larger and more experienced team now, leading to lots of unmet expectations within the team - if you are "lucky" enough to report to a manager who was seconded from Beijing, good luck trying to explain European business culture to them - Comp and benefit still to be improved - Absolutely zero work/life balance. I clock 8am to 11pm on average and work on Sundays. This is not due to my poor time management but the unrealistic expectation from incompetent leadership within my team - Job descriptions are left vague on purpose. I found myself in a job that was not exactly what I expected when I interviewed for it - This place worships ex-Facebookers and ex-Googlers blindly, doesn't matter what sort of role they held there. As long as one is from a FAANG company, they are seen as an "outstanding employee" even if they are indeed mediocre

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