Poor WLB, very extreme - Senior Software Engineer ByteDance Employee Review

1.0
Mar 21, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Very competitive people and smart leaders in tech.

Cons

Generally you will never be repaid for your massive overwork. political env is too bad for Tiktok and there is no way to make it worth anybody's time.

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Cons

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3.0
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Pros

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Cons

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