Not what it used to be - Manager TikTok Employee Review

2.0
Oct 4, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free food in the office, health and dental care.

Cons

As someone who had insight into both management and working with direct reposts, I can confirm most of these reviews are correct. The environment has become toxic. No one knows what they are doing, barring a very few and they have no power. Overtime the control over what we could do as managers to improve situations decreased to a point now the term manager is just a title. Top down decisions, which include increasing targets so that they are now not reachable, and reducing taking away tea courses to reach them, just seems like a sneaky way to get people to quit. It’s clear they need to reduce HC so it seems they are forcing people to quit by reducing WLB as much as they can, not increasing salaries. Most of the staff is depressed and people are leaving left right and centre.

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5.0
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Pros

- Learn a lot of new things! - Great benefits - Interesting user-facing products to work on

Cons

- Language barriers if you don't speak CN - Working late

1.0
May 21, 2026
Recommend
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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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