Exciting fast growing company - Marketing Product Manager (PMM) TikTok Employee Review

4.0
May 26, 2022
Recommend
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Pros

This places reminds me of Google early days (where I worked for 10 yrs before joining TT). So much growth potential, lots to be figured out, a bit chaotic and not a lot of process and infrastructure in place.. But if you want to optimize for being able to help shape the TT future and feel proud that you helped built certain areas of the business from the ground up, this is the place for you! People also always worry about work life balance, that was my big concern too. I think TT is making an effort to improve here. Also the managers here are reasonable. If I have 1-2 evenings where I have to take later calls, then I can not schedule early meetings the following day so it's not expected that you work around the clock. There's a lot to be done, but just like Google, it feels like impact and progress are much more important than hours worked.

Cons

Being an Asian led company, culture wise it's just less open and transparent than other western companies. For example Google would have weekly company meetings where employees can ask any questions to the C-suite. Here those opportunities are far less frequent and often curated. But I think this is also because of the language barrier, not just lack of willingness to be open.

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5.0
May 11, 2026
Anonymous intern
Recommend
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Pros

good experience. Everyone is nice.

Cons

Pretty good actually. During internship did nor find any negative issues.

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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