TikTok reviews

3.2

43% would recommend to a friend

(6,286 total reviews)
avatar

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 6,286 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).

Reviews by job title

6K reviews
3.0
May 15, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

* Recognized brand with Gen-Z. * Ambitious company.

Cons

* Compensation: No annual merit increase or equity refresh. * Language: for engineering positions, only join this company if you can speak fluent Chinese. * HQ in China: Expect late night meetings. * Decision making: Most important decisions are made in HQ and high-level Chinese management. File-and-rank employees do execution only.

1.0
Oct 2, 2020

Awful

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Chinese people are nice and hard working

Cons

Low pay for the amount of stress and hours required

1.0
Jan 8, 2026

How do you say "RUN" in Mandarin?

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The only positive aspect of this company is the coworkers you interact with day to day. Many individual contributors are intelligent, kind, and hardworking, and there is real solidarity among people who are trying to survive a deeply unhealthy environment. The people are not the problem.

Cons

This is quite possibly one of the worst companies you will ever work for. The culture is openly toxic, discriminatory, and emotionally abusive. If you are not from mainland China, you are automatically at the bottom. If you are not aligned with Chinese nationalist views, you will never be favored, protected, or taken seriously. Leadership overwhelmingly prioritizes mainland China employees regardless of competence, ethics, or impact. Performance does not matter. Effort does not matter. Nationality and ideological alignment do. The environment is deeply misogynistic and male-centered, with women routinely dismissed, scrutinized, and silenced. Speaking up does not lead to accountability and often results in retaliation or being quietly pushed out. From a business standpoint, the company is shockingly poorly run. Communication is opaque, priorities shift constantly, and leadership decisions are detached from reality. Bad business practices are common, ethics are secondary to control and optics, and chaos is normalized. The toll on mental health is severe and unavoidable. Chronic stress, anxiety, and burnout are treated as the cost of employment. No level of compensation, brand recognition, or resume value is worth the emotional distress, discrimination, and long-term damage this company inflicts. Believe EVERY negative review, they are understating how bad it is.

Viewing 82 - 84 of 6,286 Reviews

Glassdoor has 8,032 TikTok reviews submitted anonymously by TikTok employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if TikTok is right for you.