Horrible company culture - Sales TikTok Employee Review

1.0
May 23, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

TikTok does have good benefits.

Cons

I will start by saying your experience here feels determined by the team you're on and I know not everyone has had my experience. That being said, I have felt constantly disrespected since joining TikTok, the job description doesn't match with my day-to-day responsibilities, there is no respect for work/life balance, and the hierarchical structure is chaos (more like nonexistent). Overinflated egos and work martyrdom mixed with all sorts of time zones creates a petty, toxic, burnout culture.

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5.0
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Pros

good work life balance, you have to push yourself to grow, great pay, great bonus, good food

Cons

no mentors, no help onboarding

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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