Fantastic... If you don't have a social life whatsoever - Content Moderator TikTok Employee Review

2.0
27 Oct 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Salary is cracking! Co-workers have each other's backs. Dental cover. Health cover. Can cover phone bill, gym membership costs and more. Great conversation starter to say you work for TikTok.

Cons

Unsociable, Repetitive, Unstimulating, Long Hours. During training I thought "How am i getting £24,000 to sit here watching videos all day?!". 2 weeks in i realised that they are paying so much cause it's such low-quality work. THIS IS THE JOB: Watch 1000 TikToks everyday for 8 hours. Sounds easy right?... Wrong! Often come accross some terribly triggering content which you will inevitably need counselling for (you couldn't imagine the disturbing content i've seen on that app). Sat on my bum staring into space for 9 hours watching some 50 year-old dance to Jason Derulo isn't my idea of a banging Sunday evening at 11.30 pm. Oh yeh, that reminds me. The rota changes each week. 8 till 5 or 3pm till Midnight (they dont tell you this in the interview). 3 month probation within which time all sick days are unpaid by the way (got a warning for booking a COVID test for not giving 'enough notice'). You'll hardly ever get weekends off so say goodbye to sinking 18 pints with your mates in the pub watching Villa spank Liverpool 7 - 2 on a perfect Saturday afternoon. HR non existent. Everything from emails to training is all in Chinese. I've even started to speak Cantonese in my sleep after sitting at my desk translating all of my emails trying to get my dental filling reimbursed. Everyone has to work Christmas Day unless you request leave and that'll take till Christmas anyway to get approved. Have to work all public holidays as well. I've probably forgotten a lot more but my fingers hurt from typing now.

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2.0
15 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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