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      What is a typical working day like at TikTok?

      TikTok reviews

      Good company

      Software development engineer in test (sdet) ii
      Former employee
      Singapore
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      good benefit, high technologies,Competitive salary & bonuses: Often benchmarked at or above market, especially for tech roles

      Cons

      Weekends and late-night work ,Employees frequently leave within 1–2 years, bad culture especially team that have leadership from China

      I wouldn't work here if it was the last place hiring on the planet

      Creator manager
      Former employee
      Culver City, CA
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      - Pay and bonus were really great

      Cons

      - Absolutely no work/life balance (calls all night, no breaks) - Every single person on my team was crying daily - Unless you are Chinese or speak Mandarin, there is minimal opportunity for growth - Monthly changing goals with leadership who have no idea how to meet those goals, and then blame their teams for not meeting goals

      4

      Be rewarded with work pressure

      Product manager
      Former employee
      San Jose, CA
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Gym, lunch and pay check are OK

      Cons

      Work at night and competitive

      Avoid work here

      Social media content moderator
      Current employee
      London, England
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Free food and good people

      Cons

      Mental health impact because poor management, not shift or office flexible, not reachable standards that affect our performances.

      3

      No WLB

      Anonymous employee
      Former employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Surrounded by ambitious people and have opportunities to own large initiatives at early career stage

      Cons

      No WLB, every night have meetings with China till mid-night

      2

      tiktok

      Intern
      Former intern
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      improve your ability with high-speed

      Cons

      high pressure all day and night.

      Toxic workplace and culture without transparency

      Program manager
      Current employee
      Singapore
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Salary and health benefits are slightly better than market rate however you are expected to work a lot more than the market norm as well.

      Cons

      Incompetent and bad leadership. We are all on a boat without any direction. Reorg is normal in tech industry due to focus shift however it happens every 2 months here. You might be hired as a data analyst and ended up working as a program manager, there’s just no transparency in this company. Expect to work almost 996 (overtime and weekend) since most of the leaders are from China or are neutralised Singaporeans so they expect this working style. Lots of team leaders have no relevant work experience nor leadership skills at all. Thus, their bottom down are the ones who need to work relentlessly to achieve their team leaders OKRs for them. TikTok managed to hire a lot of talents from other top tech competitors due to tech layoffs yet they are all reporting into incompetent and unethical leaders who do not take ownership of their incompetency at work. If you do not care about your physical health and mental wellbeing - TikTok is a place for you to feel abundance with only salary offering.

      10

      How do you say "RUN" in Mandarin?

      Anonymous employee
      Former employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The only positive aspect of this company is the coworkers you interact with day to day. Many individual contributors are intelligent, kind, and hardworking, and there is real solidarity among people who are trying to survive a deeply unhealthy environment. The people are not the problem.

      Cons

      This is quite possibly one of the worst companies you will ever work for. The culture is openly toxic, discriminatory, and emotionally abusive. If you are not from mainland China, you are automatically at the bottom. If you are not aligned with Chinese nationalist views, you will never be favored, protected, or taken seriously. Leadership overwhelmingly prioritizes mainland China employees regardless of competence, ethics, or impact. Performance does not matter. Effort does not matter. Nationality and ideological alignment do. The environment is deeply misogynistic and male-centered, with women routinely dismissed, scrutinized, and silenced. Speaking up does not lead to accountability and often results in retaliation or being quietly pushed out. From a business standpoint, the company is shockingly poorly run. Communication is opaque, priorities shift constantly, and leadership decisions are detached from reality. Bad business practices are common, ethics are secondary to control and optics, and chaos is normalized. The toll on mental health is severe and unavoidable. Chronic stress, anxiety, and burnout are treated as the cost of employment. No level of compensation, brand recognition, or resume value is worth the emotional distress, discrimination, and long-term damage this company inflicts. Believe EVERY negative review, they are understating how bad it is.

      9

      Very poor work life balance and coworkers

      Recruiting coordinator
      Former contractor
      Seattle, WA
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Very few unnecessary team meetings

      Cons

      You will be working 24/7 most of the time. People will ping you at night because so many team members are overseas. A lot of interviewers no show or decline last minute. Multiple engineering managers keep rescheduling interviews. Most people are working even after midnight. They tell you to do work not in your job description to pay you less money than hiring the actual person to do it.

      Good team and culture, but high turnover and late meetings

      Software development engineer (sde) ii
      Current employee
      San Jose, CA
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good team and good culture

      Cons

      high turnover rate, meeting at night