TikTok reviews

3.2

43% would recommend to a friend

(6,285 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 6,285 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 Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
3.0
Jun 22, 2021

Growing Too Quickly, Late To The Culture Party

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Pros

The company is expanding quickly so there is lots of growth potential and interest. Really great startup to have on your resume.

Cons

They are really pushing people to go back to office sooner than later even though most companies in the space are moving to a hybrid for fully remote concept. If they do not update the stance on PTO & Remote work they will loose really great talent to other opportunities that offer better work life balance. They also seem to be growing too quickly for their processes and structures to be in a stable place which causes a lot of confusion and frustration for day to day work.

1.0
Feb 6, 2024

Covert Racism

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Pay and benefits are in alignment with most tech roles.

Cons

If you are not a white male you will not be allowed to promote within TikTok. Most, if not all senior leadership have no experience working with other black leaders thus creating consistent bias in their perceptions and reviews of black talent. Look at TikTok's structure and question why the white employees are promoted to higher levels of leadership within 1-2 years while black leaders and employees are off boarded within the same time frame consistently. Hiring other minorities within the company is not a way to ignore the underrepresentation of African American leaders. Most of the decisions do in fact roll down from China with the disguise of other leaders making the decisions. These leaders are not based in the US either. Promotions are for those who talk a lot with no proof of impact.

1.0
Jan 13, 2024

A huge regret

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Free lunch and dinner Free snacks and drinks Gym and phone reimbursement Good healthcare plans Good 401k matching

Cons

The pros I listed are legit, but none of it makes up for how toxic the work environment is, when people in management positions are liars and manipulators with no integrity. You’re also expected to work very late nights and weekends. Working here has a been a huge regret. This place attracts lots of ex-Amazon workers who brought their toxicity into this place. If you’re reading this because you’ve been bombarded with TikTok recruiters’ messages on LinkedIn. Just ask yourself why it is so hard to attract and maintain talent, despite the high salary this places offers.

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