Not a good company to work for - Project Manager TikTok Employee Review

2.0
6 Oct 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Being a fast growing company in the US, salaries are quite high.

Cons

The company works in a constant fast pace environment where new hires are expected to figure things out without receiving any training. It is extremely difficult for non-chinese people to fit in. The company's culture is extremely different than what most US companies are used to and overall running as it would in China. Most people speak Chinese in offices and chats. There is no work life balance and most employees do communicate in the middle of the night or on weekends to work with the teams in China.

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2.0
15 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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