TikTok reviews

- "Work is life and life is work" screwed up mentality (not just in this office, but globally) - HR team was not supportive/helpful at all - Horrid leadership, stemming from higher leadership down to your direct leaders (most things fall on deaf ears when concerns are voiced) - No personal career growth or development, just more stress (instead, too much focus on numbers and everything being for the sake of the business) - Too much focus on growth and scaling = meetings always felt like everyone was trying to one-up each other and clamour for attention - Didn't feel like we were supported at all when it came to "flex" working announcements, despite them trying to brand it this way. Newsflash: Being forced to work in the office for specified days of the week is NOT flex working. - The one "mental health day" that we got during lockdown was a joke, since some in HR openly noted that they still worked that same day. DO NOT BELIEVE the "Great Place to Work" awards that the U.S., UK, SG offices have "won," because LinkedIn tells a different story of some of the most amazing, insightful leaders who have left for personal reasons OR professional development. The average tenure of someone at TikTok, regardless of the location in the world, is 6 months - 1 year, and the high turnover rate is clearly indicative of the work culture. Highly advise anyone to look up videos by Chloe Shih, Jamie Lim Yin Yin, etc. (or just Google "why I left TikTok"), since they're highly accurate depictions, not just of my negative experience, but for countless others. Remember that you deserve better, so take your talents to any other tech company that doesn't work you to the core (996 culture). You deserve a company that doesn't make excuses about promotions AND that also values your contributions - so if you don't care about any of this, then sure, take a job here.