Messy organisation - Business Analyst TikTok Employee Review

1.0
May 6, 2021
Recommend
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Pros

- Very good salaries and benefits (deliveroo vouchers, gifts during festivals and flexible benefits) - Flexibility to work from home - Company do have significant growth opportunities outside of the china market

Cons

- Lack of diversity and inclusion: very Chinese culture and if you cannot speak mandarin it will be tough for you. Documents and meetings are mainly in chinese (even though there are non-chinese speakers) - Lack of transparency in progression and messy management - Unreasonable long hours due to the unclear process which resulted in a lot of duplication of work and no clarity and proper alignments - Multiple teams working on the same tasks due to competitiveness of the teams and no clear leadership direction. - Organisation generally cares more about doing the work rather than focusing on personal growth and development. If you cares about progression then forget about joining a chinese organisation.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Pay is level with industry and actual work is somewhat interesting depending on the team you're on

Cons

In my experience, career growth can feel very limited if you are not part of the dominant internal language and cultural network. A significant amount of important context, communication, and decision-making happens in Chinese, which can make non-Chinese-speaking employees feel excluded from key conversations and promotion opportunities. The environment did not feel as inclusive as it should be for a global company. Advancement often felt less tied to performance and more tied to whether you were connected to the right groups or able to operate fluently within the Chinese-speaking side of the organization. Over time, it felt like non-Chinese-speaking employees had fewer long-term career paths and were at risk of being replaced by people who could better fit that internal operating model. Things also move very slowly because employees are often given access only to the bare minimum needed to do their jobs. There is a heavy push toward using AI tools, but in practice it can make it harder to get help from real people. Instead of getting quick support, you often have to spend time going through AI bots or internal tools before getting a useful answer.

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