TikTok reviews

3.2

42% would recommend to a friend

(6,232 total reviews)
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Shou Zi Chew

61% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

TikTok has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 6,232 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The TikTok employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews
1.0
Nov 9, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

umm... coool sweatshirts? great resume builder? Meal stipend in checks. That's about it.

Cons

Long, time-wasting internal meetings to hear leadership talk about how much they care about each and every employee, only to turn around and treat everyone the exact opposite. Where to even start? - Insanely long hours mainly due to extremely high sales goals, interrupted during the day by endless internal meetings, therefore requiring you to work late to get actual work down. - No real process or structure. It's all a facade. Millions of internal docs for everything, but when it comes down to following the steps, it doesn't mean anything. Every day is an endless stream of panic and doom while we try to put out fires because all of a sudden "the process changed", or "yes, it says that, but what it actually means is....", or "pre-approvals are required, except in the end they don't mean anything". - Referral bonuses are NOT paid out. They will string you along for months and months, passing you around from team to team, and you won't get what is due to you. But, miss a deadline for another stupid internal account plan, and they'll have your head. - Constantly talk of the importance of mental health, but won't thnk twice about why everyone is struggling and miserable. Extra sessions of Better Help don't matter if WE DON'T EVER HAVE TIME TO STEP AWAY FROM WORK I literally hopped on a Zoom call with a coworker first thing in the morning last week, and was met with this colleague in literal tears, sobbing that she just couldn't handle the stress anymore, and there was no point in escalating, since her leaders were also just as miserable.

2.0
Feb 25, 2021

Open and accommodating (just not for its employees)

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Overshadowed by the cons (see below).

Cons

High control from base in China regarding working hours, culture and (lack of) flexibility. Constant avoidance from senior management regarding implementation of flexible working to match that of competing platforms, when there is no longer health risks, despite global employee demand for it. For such a current and diverse/ accommodating brand, their culture and approach in regards to employees is not reflected. It still shocks family and friends in the industry that such a big employer pushing an 'inclusivity' message, does not allow its employees a little more freedom in future. Lastly, if you think you are signing up for a 9-5, for most positions, you are actually signing up for an 8-5. If you want a life, try at instagram or facebook.

2.0
Oct 4, 2023

Not what it used to be

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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