Don't work here if you value your sanity - Product Manager TikTok Employee Review

1.0
Nov 30, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

Pay can be good, its partly because they're having a hard time hiring because of their work life balance reputation(all true). People do not plan on staying long

Cons

1. Don't work here if you don't speak Mandarin. Period, you can't function. 2. Most of leadership and team are in China. Late meetings every night are required if you want to get anything done. 3. Chinese team do not understand American consumers or work culture. Everything is based on metrics. Short term thinking. 4. No on boarding. You are expected to know everything after a couple weeks and expectations are crazy. They get away with it in China because of the job market there. 5. You will have no life but you will learn a lot and bring that experience to your next, better job.

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2.0
Jun 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Experience working in a fast-paced environment

Cons

Negative company culture, mandatory RTO 5 days a week, no flexibility. People get burned out fast and leave fast. Evaluations are always negative and based on biased comments from colleagues, not on actual constructive feedback. No work-life balance.

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