TikTok reviews

- No work life balance, you will be working 80+ hours a week in an "always on" culture. 996 working hours are the minimum - PTO is also some of the lowest compared to competitors, not that it matters as you work through your PTO - Leadership lacks well-defined vision and is constantly in a state of reactivity, making execution against any sort of strategy a massive uphill battle - Constant pivoting, ever-evolving chaos - Everything is "urgent" - Teams are super understaffed and there is a revolving door with talent - Management plays favorites, only way to be recognized is to be their pet - New performance standards seem to be largely subjective. Top performers are getting low scores, PIPs and laid off - Management's expectations are far out of touch with reality and the goal post shifts constantly. ByteDance sets expectations for the US-based TikTok team based on Chinese market performance and corporate culture - Onsite meal service has been getting people sick - Unclear if the company and app will be banned, no one has any sense of job security - High rate of stress and burnout, people are crying at work or looking like they are on the verge of tears. Tons of people on leave due to the stress, which causes further pressure on understaffed teams

- outrageous goals that are impossible to hit. other than the biggest accounts, most teams are very lean and stretched too thin to be strategic, long-term sellers - many docs are in chinese and difficult to have exact 1:1 english translation - mandatory in office (heart of times square) - never any call rooms or conference rooms available - you will not get a promotion within <2 years - performance review system is sketchy and unpredictable - every-changing company goals (quarter over quarter they are drastically different)