Toxic Work Environment, Zero company culture - Anonymous employee TikTok Employee Review

2.0
5 Nov 2023
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Smart people around you, people are genuinely there to work hard. Being in a hyper-growth innovative company.

Cons

Terrible Sales Leadership- not only are they the least compelling leaders I’ve ever seen, they gaslight and manipulate employees into believing the toxic work conditions are normal. There is zero space to have a differing opinion than the cis white males in the room, and the company itself gives nothing to employees. No perks, terrible office conditions (Austin is the worst), being tracked by China. Everyone works in silos, collaboration is non-existent. Stay far away from this place.

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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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