Is TikTok a good company to work for?

TikTok has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 8,031 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 43% of employees would recommend working at TikTok to a friend and 41% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about TikTok have been left by employees working as Intern , Content Creator and Software Engineer(Internship) .

Does TikTok pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, TikTok employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at TikTok. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at TikTok?

43% of TikTok employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated TikTok 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at TikTok?

Content Moderator (422) , Software Engineer (389) , Quality Analyst (216) , Product Manager (167) , Client Solutions Manager (164) , Account Manager (147) , Intern (122) , Brand Partnerships Manager (96) , Program Manager (95) , Data Scientist (84) , Manager (75) , Senior Software Engineer (75) , Project Manager (74) , Machine Learning Engineer (66) , Quality Assurance (57)

What are the pros of working at TikTok according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits; especially healthcare as you can have your partners (married or not & lgbtq friendly) included in your insurance." ((in 628 reviews)); "The people are great and at the top of their game" ((in 324 reviews)); "Pay is good but it isn’t work the poor mental state the company will have you in" ((in 316 reviews)); "Salary is good and very comfortable" ((in 289 reviews)); "Nice colleagues and the vibe" ((in 251 reviews))

What are the cons of working at TikTok according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and the boss in China prefers to give guys in Singapore low performance review" ((in 404 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 135 reviews)); "some orgs will expect you to work long hours and not mention it in interviews (working as late as 10PM or later)" ((in 131 reviews)); "Bad plus managers here in the organisation" ((in 126 reviews)); "No career progression nor stability lots and lots of shift (from Global Business Solutions" ((in 65 reviews))

What are employees saying about TikTok layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about TikTok layoffs and their outlook for job security at TikTok in 2026.

What are the top reviewed TikTok locations?

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TikTok reviews

3.2

43% would recommend to a friend

(6,285 total reviews)

Shou Zi Chew

61% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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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

5.0

May 10, 2021

Best tech company to work for in the US

Anonymous employee

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Pros

I've worked at other companies (Silicon Valley software company, media entertainment in LA, smartphone company, semiconductor company). These things set TikTok and ByteDance apart from other companies: 1. Tremendous growth potential - fastest company in history to reach $17B and $35B revenue, fastest mobile app to reach 2B downloads, just getting started. 2. Opportunity to work on what you want - unlike older companies where you are pigeon-holed in a role, TikTok is only 2 years old, and you get a lot of white space to work on what you want and shape the future of the company. 3. Amazing people - super sharp, humble, friendly, hard working, supportive. 4. Culture: the teams that I know do not work 996, contrary to a couple reports out there. I work hard M-Th (8-10 hours per day), then stop working on Friday at 2, 3 or 4pm. Only worked 1 weekend in last 10 months because of an urgent project. - ByteStyles: Be Open & Humble, Be Grounded & Courageous, Always Day 1, Aim for the Highest. 5. Better salary than other companies 6. Lots of TikTok swag! 7. Exciting for a company to work with content creators and shaping culture and music.

Cons

-fast-paced and constantly changing, but other tech companies are like that.

1.0

Oct 5, 2023

Company does not take employee's health seriously

Global account manager

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CEO approval

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Pros

Great name recognition and fast growth

Cons

When talking about mental health issues and work volume, my line manager told me to go get some fresh air and didn't even approve a PTO day. Extremely toxic middle managers. There is constant belittling in every meeting and very unreasonable timelines. I developed depression when working here and no one cared when I tried to talk about it. Lots of work on weekends and they don't allow you to take off many days. Missed a lot of important moments with family because company was too strict. Please avoid for your own health.

1.0

Jan 13, 2021

No no no

Anonymous employee

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Pros

Great salary but likely b/c at the time we didn't get equity. That may have changed, unsure.

Cons

Expected to work 12+ hours a day and weekends, no transparency, decisions made without data, managers are checked out

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