Is TikTok a good company to work for?

TikTok has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 7,964 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 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?

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 (422) , Software Engineer (382) , Quality Analyst (216) , Product Manager (167) , Client Solutions Manager (163) , Account Manager (145) , Intern (119) , Brand Partnerships Manager (94) , Program Manager (94) , Data Scientist (83) , Manager (75) , Senior Software Engineer (74) , Project Manager (73) , Machine Learning Engineer (65) , Quality Assurance (57)

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

"Good benefits and packages Flexi Insurance coverage is good" ((in 619 reviews)); "The people are great and at the top of their game" ((in 340 reviews)); "Pay is good but if you divide by the overwhelming hours per day it is not worth it." ((in 327 reviews)); "Salary is good and very comfortable" ((in 279 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and working from home" ((in 243 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 139 reviews)); "some orgs will expect you to work long hours and not mention it in interviews (working as late as 10PM or later)" ((in 121 reviews)); "Bad plus managers here in the organisation" ((in 121 reviews)); "No career progression nor stability lots and lots of shift (from Global Business Solutions" ((in 66 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 TikTok locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Mountain View , San Diego , Chicago , New York

TikTok reviews

3.2

42% would recommend to a friend

(6,233 total reviews)

Shou Zi Chew

61% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Compensation and benefits

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Career opportunities

2.7

Culture & values

2.6

Work/Life balance

2.5

Senior management

TikTok has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 6,233 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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Reviews by job title

6K reviews

3.0

Mar 15, 2021

Overall ok to have the name on your resume

Content moderator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly coworkers, work load not that exhausting, good to learn about social media and trust & safety, a good name that can provide you better opportunities in the long run.

Cons

Horrible structure, general manager and supervisor barely know what they are doing and keep trying tons of different things without any warning, they claim transparency which there is none from LAQA to management in Nashville, and favoritism runs free with no shame. They use they employees in a way to test new methods that were never analyzed at first prior to be implemented.

1.0

Aug 22, 2023

I RAN from this place

Project manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Opportunity to learn quickly and decent pay.

Cons

Absolutely no work/life balance. Toxic leaders who know just enough psychology to gaslight you. You will be thrown under the bus if you are white.

2.0

Nov 15, 2021

Build your resume for a year, then look elsewhere

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Looks great on a resume, but most folks bounce after they hit the one-year mark — they let the first tranche of their equity vest, collect a cash bonus, and then leave because of poor the work-life ratio. - TikTok has a great brand right now. It’s not difficult to garner interest from external parties, be they job candidates or corporate partnerships. - I’m happy enough with my comp, though employee happiness w/r/t pay seems inconsistent based on other reviews here.

Cons

- As others have noted, the company expects that individuals will go farther than blurring the line between work and life — that boundary simply doesn’t exist. I’ve observed that individuals who do reinforce healthy boundaries can expect to see damaging impact to their perceived performance. - The company claims to have culture, but what it’s managed to produce is closer to flashy swag with little substance. The experience of working here often feels like someone studied FAANG for an afternoon and created a poor replica of what was already a problematic blueprint. - The company values speed over everything, which regularly results in a lack of clear communication and feedback loops. It’s not an especially friendly place to work which compounds the issue.

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