Pros
I've worked at other companies (Silicon Valley software company, media entertainment in LA, smartphone company, semiconductor company). These things set TikTok and ByteDance apart from other companies: 1. Tremendous growth potential - fastest company in history to reach $17B and $35B revenue, fastest mobile app to reach 2B downloads, just getting started. 2. Opportunity to work on what you want - unlike older companies where you are pigeon-holed in a role, TikTok is only 2 years old, and you get a lot of white space to work on what you want and shape the future of the company. 3. Amazing people - super sharp, humble, friendly, hard working, supportive. 4. Culture: the teams that I know do not work 996, contrary to a couple reports out there. I work hard M-Th (8-10 hours per day), then stop working on Friday at 2, 3 or 4pm. Only worked 1 weekend in last 10 months because of an urgent project. - ByteStyles: Be Open & Humble, Be Grounded & Courageous, Always Day 1, Aim for the Highest. 5. Better salary than other companies 6. Lots of TikTok swag! 7. Exciting for a company to work with content creators and shaping culture and music.
Cons
-fast-paced and constantly changing, but other tech companies are like that.