TikTok reviews

Management is under-qualified. They're learning as they go. People are insecure because management tends to be low on experience compared to people hired under them. There is a diversity problem Culture is competitive instead of supportive. People are disposable. Work them hard, then get someone else. They have a communist 'yes man' mentality. People succeed if they are willing to throw ethics away. Super shady business practices.

TikTok has experienced extraordinary growth in a short period of time. My sense is that they have not hired the right people for the roles they're in and it is a mess - the consistently high attrition reflects this. No clear business strategy, poor leadership, no clear opportunities to develop. Refer to having a "flat structure" but my experience was incredibly hierarchical. No org charts or visible role titles means project work is siloed and clunky, you can never find who you need to speak to and have no visibility outside of your lines of reporting/direct team. I saw on Linkedin some TikTok employees in the same role as me in the same job location but I had never seen/heard of them before! Overall a terrible experience and my mental health has significantly improved in the time since I finished. I acknowledge this may be a different experience outside of the business/team I worked in.