Avoid like the plague (I was traumatised when I left) - Anonymous employee TikTok Employee Review

1.0
28 Apr 2022
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You get to say you work at Tik Tok

Cons

HELL on earth! No support, no guidance, criticized for asking questions and for help after receiving poor training, blame culture, no team comradery . I was asked to start at 7am am on my 2nd day and my personal life was non existent after that. I was spoken to appallingly from day one, accused of not being myself, given impossible deadlines and anihilated when unable to meet them, despite working day and night in my own time to try. Working 7 day weeks to try and keep up with the work, constant criticism, severe anxiety, I had repetitive strain injury and Carpal Tunnel from spending so many hours sitting at my desk. What a horrible environment, if you have a good experience there consider yourself very lucky. I consider my experience to be the equivalent to being throw out to sea and being made to swim back to land whilst a life boat hovers nearby, just out of arms reach splashing water over your head. My advice: as exciting as it may be, don't join this company and if you do, the minute you experience anything bad keep detailed records to cover yourself and work on getting the hell out.

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5.0
11 May 2026
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Pros

good experience. Everyone is nice.

Cons

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2.0
15 June 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is level with industry and actual work is somewhat interesting depending on the team you're on

Cons

In my experience, career growth can feel very limited if you are not part of the dominant internal language and cultural network. A significant amount of important context, communication, and decision-making happens in Chinese, which can make non-Chinese-speaking employees feel excluded from key conversations and promotion opportunities. The environment did not feel as inclusive as it should be for a global company. Advancement often felt less tied to performance and more tied to whether you were connected to the right groups or able to operate fluently within the Chinese-speaking side of the organization. Over time, it felt like non-Chinese-speaking employees had fewer long-term career paths and were at risk of being replaced by people who could better fit that internal operating model. Things also move very slowly because employees are often given access only to the bare minimum needed to do their jobs. There is a heavy push toward using AI tools, but in practice it can make it harder to get help from real people. Instead of getting quick support, you often have to spend time going through AI bots or internal tools before getting a useful answer.

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