Juice not worth the squeeze - Anonymous employee TikTok Employee Review

1.0
Sep 13, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Great opp for candidates with irrelevant/little/no experience looking to work for a platform, or leveling up from a lower role at a competitor (TT unable to pay competitive wages to attract experienced lateral talent from competitors) -TikTok is currently the bright/shiny platform, lots of excitement in the media

Cons

-Pay is not competitive and pay adjustments are uncommon / inadequate. TT considers a 3% annual increase very generous and promotions carry small increases -Work is a grind, no work/life balance -Leadership does not address employee issues. "We're looking into it" is the response to every issue/concern and perpetuated for months/years to no avail. Culture has taken a big hit this past year, most attribute it to our US GM. -All product development / decisions are made in China with very little influence from US teams. Product teams in US are feedback messengers and don't actually build or make decisions. -TT constantly leverages it's status as the hottest app as rebuttal for all internal issues/complaints

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3.0
Jun 14, 2026
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Pros

Salary and internal team culture. Never faced any harassment or discrimination, unlike several previous companies.

Cons

Cross functional and management culture has taken a nose dive since the JV sale. Leadership tanked everyone's performance ratings in the last cycle to save money and reduce headcount without paying severance. There is no training or support for new leaders, who bear the brunt of pressure implementing new strategies and trying to protect staff from burnout. The company's insistence on full return to office is another tactic to force people out.

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