Pros
- Fast-paced environment (if by "fast" you mean constantly scrambling to meet unclear expectations) - Opportunities to work on exciting projects (if you can figure out which direction the company is actually going)
Cons
- Communication? What’s that? Expect a daily struggle to get basic alignment across teams. Leadership seems to enjoy watching departments operate in silos, which leaves Program Managers constantly untangling messes. - Efficient? Not really. A galaxy of sub teams duplicating the work of another with actually no one able to push a button that helps remove problematic content. Round of applause for incompetency. Endless posts on the internal communicator because you know emails are so overrated where leadership with a battle of emojis will demonstrate they do 'things' where in fact nothing is done. - Toxic culture. You will never experience more toxic and destructive atmosphere that will ruin your moral and confidence. - Understaffed and under-resourced. Get ready to pull rabbits out of hats because resources are sparse. They love to show you they have tools but you won't access them. You’ll find yourself playing a one-person band, with little to no actual support as the help is actually on stress or burn out leave. - Work-life balance doesn’t exist. The unspoken rule is you're always on, because "urgent" is apparently TikTok’s favourite word. Burnout? Just part of the deal. It is the Chinese 9-9-6 outside of China. - Career development is a mystery. No structure, No hierarchy. They love to think that there is no barrier but in fact you just don't have ANY information about ANYTHING. If you like the thrill of not knowing where your career is heading, TikTok’s lack of growth opportunities and mentorship will be right up your alley. Bear Grylls style but less glamour. - The whole world has a problem with Tiktok and the more you progress in this company you understand why.