Destroys Mental Health - Ads Moderation Specialist TikTok Employee Review

1.0
Apr 25, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

Meal Stipend is the bonus, but they are taking that away too.

Cons

Micromanaging to the extreme, systems and processes are not functional or organized. The Team Leads have no idea what is going on, they do not know policies or workflows. Bullying and harassment is not dealt with, and constant berating of employees by other co-wokers is allowed. They took away holidays, M-F scheduling, and did not take into consideration people with families, school, or anything else. Operation managers speak to you like you are a child. We are to be in charge of projects and ideas, and they take all of the credit, and we do not get recognition or the bonuses we deserve for all of the changes we have done. There are unreachable targets and no work in the queues, but are required to exceed goals and then are rated poorly on performance reviews. Upper management does not understand the lack of work we have and we get in trouble for this. There is competition on the team and everyone tries to be a team lead and take over. Favoritism is extreme and it shows who is loved and who is not. There is no hope for internal growth as they continue to change the requirements to move up. Preventing anyone to grow.

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5.0
May 6, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

- Learn a lot of new things! - Great benefits - Interesting user-facing products to work on

Cons

- Language barriers if you don't speak CN - Working late

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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