do not join if you have a choice - Monetisation Integrity ByteDance Employee Review

1.0
Jul 13, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

decent pay, free deliver voucher for lunch, free snacks, many freebies during festival

Cons

no work life balance, working hours same as as china need to speak Chinese for 90% of the time even if there are non-chines speakers in the meeting culture is very exclusive if you are not Chinese minimal manager guidance as one manager can manage up to 50-60 people lack career progression

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Pros

Best in market compensation packages

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