Do not work here - Operations TikTok Employee Review

1.0
17 Mar 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The pros of working here are that you own your work and can be as creative as possible. I love not being held in restraints when it comes to ideation and executing projects. I've made some great lifelong friends and connections here as well.

Cons

1. Impossible to get a raise or level change 2. Rigged performance structure with literal letter grades 3. Forced work culture (being kind and professional is not enough) they want you to suck up to people and give Disney World treatment 4. No opportunties to make more even if you go on another team you keep the same salary even if that role pays more 5. Forced to come to the office 3 days a week it will be 5 soon (mind you there is not enough seats) all the jobs can be done from home it's a way to control people

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2.0
15 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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