Read carefully if you cate for your mental healt - Business Operations TikTok Employee Review

1.0
Mar 5, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good name on your CV, might find interessi g colleagues to work with. Stay here no. More than 2 years if is is your only option to pay your bills Than RUN

Cons

You won't have a life anymore. Targets/objective are insane, they will take out from you all of your energy and guess what? at the end of the day going the extra mile will be considered normal and you will never be properly rewarded for your extra efforts Performance review cycles are just a sharade everything is settled to make the majority of the people fall into middle rates even if everybody is working much more than a person Should Processes and Procideures are making everybody lives impossible, they claim to be a start up but they are just a product line of a very hierchical and bureaucratic multinational group:Bytedance Everything is decided by HQ in China, there is no willingness to adapt to local markets needs, habits or needs in termes of internal organization Company culture pillars are just empty boxes, e. g. they talk about giving honest feedback but if you do especially crtizing the company, even if in a respectful and constructive way, all you will experience is retaliation Compesantion and benefit are redicoulous if compared to what you will be asked, they might seem competitive formt he outside but everybody soon discovers is not like that. Career path are very unclear, agai. They declare to be a start up but internal moves are made impossible by internal. Politics and rules People around you will be stressed and is very common the pass the buck attitude.

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Cons

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1.0
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Pros

There are some truly fantastic and talented people in the company who make daily collaboration a great experience. Additionally, the insurance and overall health benefits package is quite strong and comprehensive.

Cons

The work culture is heavily driven by top-down directives from HQ, leaving little room for open discussion, transparency, or questioning management decisions. The bi-yearly rating cycle feels highly punitive and is frequently used to target individuals rather than foster growth, leading to an environment where anyone can be abruptly let go. Work-life balance is virtually non-existent due to tedious, high-volume workloads and constant alignment with overseas timelines. Furthermore, leadership instability is a constant concern; local management changes rapidly, frequently replaced by leaders from the parent company, creating an unpredictable and highly volatile work environment.

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