A good stepping stone into tech but unhealthy to stay! - Training Expert TikTok Employee Review

3.0
27 Aug 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Competitive salary package if they really want your skill sets, occasional gift boxes, daily free lunch credits, autonomy and flexibility

Cons

Culture: Could be real toxic, super political, long hours, many don’t take ownership in their work People: Might have very competitive and showy teammates who will try to outshine you (with dirty tricks) to amaze the manager to get a promotion, lazy and avoid taking more tasks because the manager doesn’t have visibility who is doing what Work: Heavy workload, a lot of redundant and manual work that requires you to spend longer time to complete a task, no proper processes, no KPI to measure your performance, poor communication between teams especially when collaborating on projects Management: In denial, only wanna hear good things, not all managers have leadership. Some don’t care about your wellness (text you at night, keep getting you to do work for him/her to claim credits for, without knowing what you are doing day in day out, pretend to hear your feedback but don’t really make changes). No grooming/mentorship, you’re just on your own, hardly get any feedback to help you improve, more like a machine to repeat your job every day.

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2.0
15 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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