Not great - Anonymous employee ByteDance Employee Review

1.0
9 Feb 2020
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Can’t really think of any pros

Cons

Bad work culture Micro managing Unrealistic targets Every vertical of the business has a Chinese manager, if you are not in their good books, god help you.

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Pros

good culture, great food, high pay, good autonomy

Cons

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3.0
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Pros

Best in market compensation packages

Cons

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