Toxic Culture and Leadership - Anonymous employee ByteDance Employee Review

1.0
7 May 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

N.A. none at all to mention.

Cons

Awful leadership which does not motivate or trust team. Very toxic. No oversight from head office so leaders can do whatever they want. Team was overworked and management (and HR) would not take any action against complaints about lead. Team and company had grown so much and so fast that there was no unique BD culture and values to anchor on. Given that it's on growth phase, it was probably easy to impress a not-so-involved head office with bottom line numbers to make a name for oneself at the expense of team. Also working style is not efficient or organized if only working on Lark. Bottom line: think twice before joining. Especially internal functions. Work method and toxic leadership may not bring out the best version of yourself.

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