Is TikTok a good company to work for?

TikTok has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 8,032 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 been stable over the past 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 620 reviews)); "The people are great and at the top of their game" ((in 337 reviews)); "Pay is good but if you divide by the overwhelming hours per day it is not worth it." ((in 311 reviews)); "Salary is good and very comfortable" ((in 291 reviews)); "Nice colleagues and the vibe" ((in 254 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 401 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 136 reviews)); "some orgs will expect you to work long hours and not mention it in interviews (working as late as 10PM or later)" ((in 124 reviews)); "Bad plus managers here in the organisation" ((in 124 reviews)); "No transparency in the project and leadership 4. Most of the project is managed by CN team." ((in 68 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?

San Jose , Los Angeles , New York , Austin , Seattle , Mountain View , San Francisco , Nashville , Bellevue , Chicago , Culver City , Washington , Scottsdale , San Diego , Phoenix , Dallas , California , Houston , Texas City , California City , Santa Clara , Boston , San Jose , Normal , Ashburn , Detroit , China Grove , South San Francisco , Sunnyvale , Miami

TikTok reviews

3.2

43% would recommend to a friend

(6,286 total reviews)

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

1.0

Aug 8, 2022

The Center of Excellence is not Excellent

Training manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- You are working for TikTok

Cons

- Management in Nashville lacks ethics and leadership (gossip, sharing employee’s personal information, toxic work environment that starts at the top) - Compensation and benefits (RSUs, Bonus percentage, food allowances) vary wildly - Bonuses, promotions and benefits are awarded to favorites only - The rules and expectations vary by employee

2.0

Mar 9, 2022

Horrible workplace.

User operations specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits (wifi, gym) work from home (for now)

Cons

If you want somewhere that has good work life balance, don't work here. Everything is in another language and you're expected to translate everything yourself.

5.0

Mar 9, 2022

Overall Amazing Experience

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I am in DS team and unlike other team, we have great WLB, managers will ask us to log off after 630pm. There are times where we have meetings with Chinese team, however, they are recorded if you are not key stakeholders so you could review the next day. I don't see it a big problem for Tiktok esp. late night meetings/working happen often also at MS, GS , Big 4 and other techs. - Neat WLB so far - Great Colleagues & Tech Culture - Great Managers - Competitive Package compared to FAANG

Cons

- Might be a little hard for non-Chinese speakers due to docs in Chinese but I could see them improving - RSU value are low for recent joiners because they priced $195 so you get limited shares compared to ppl who joined before early 2021 - Only certain office employees got $45 per day for meal expenses even during COVID, that's about $20K annual salary boost; Company seems to push BTO hard.

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Jobs at TikTok

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Research Scientist Intern – TikTok Recommendation(NextGen LLM) - Global Frontier Tech Recruitment Program - 2027 Start (PhD)

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