Is TikTok a good company to work for?

TikTok has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 8,072 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 42% of employees would recommend working at TikTok to a friend and 40% 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?

42% 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 (423) , Software Engineer (392) , Quality Analyst (216) , Product Manager (168) , Client Solutions Manager (164) , Account Manager (146) , Intern (123) , Brand Partnerships Manager (97) , Program Manager (97) , Data Scientist (84) , Manager (75) , Project Manager (75) , Senior Software Engineer (75) , 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 637 reviews)); "Pay is good but it isn’t work the poor mental state the company will have you in" ((in 341 reviews)); "The people are great and at the top of their game" ((in 332 reviews)); "Salary is good and very comfortable" ((in 291 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and working from home" ((in 245 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 394 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 140 reviews)); "some orgs will expect you to work long hours and not mention it in interviews (working as late as 10PM or later)" ((in 126 reviews)); "Bad plus managers here in the organisation" ((in 123 reviews)); "No career progression nor stability lots and lots of shift (from Global Business Solutions" ((in 62 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

42% would recommend to a friend

(6,317 total reviews)

Shou Zi Chew

61% approve of CEO

40% positive business outlook

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TikTok has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 6,317 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

2.0

Jun 13, 2024

Could Be Great, but Leadership....

Quality assurance specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Pick your time when you work between 6am-12pm -My Team, besides the Lead and the Quality Manager -Working with Leads from different queues

Cons

-The Pay amount for the position is too low -Leadership not standing with their associates -Micromanagement -Leadership is focused on numbers rather than coaching and developing future leaders. -Not open to collaboration with any teams -The company puts on a facade as if all operations are operational and don't need any fine-tuning.

1.0

Mar 26, 2024

Language barrier

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Entering as a new grad, can experience fast growth if you are on the right team. Pay is comparable to other FAANG companies Business growth is good for now (2024)

Cons

At certain point in the career, inability to speak Chinese will impact your work and career growth. This company is +90% Chinese, from company efficiency standpoint, non-chinese speakers are much less productive and therefore not desirable for the long term. Pay is not as good as FAANG companies. High risk stock, I personally don't see chance of IPO. Political risk of platform ban or divesting happening, brings uncertainty.

2.0

Mar 7, 2024

Too Messy

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits Great people to work for Highly talented people and have lots to do / travel / see

Cons

Poor management, especially senior management overworking with no purpose Has great people and great systems, but refuses to use them effectively No upward mobility lots of favoritism Tons of financial waste Overworked and burn out is very fast. 1 year feels like 10. Poor management Refusal to communicate across matrixed organizations. deliberately silos

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