Expect nothing about diversity it's a Chinese Company. - Anonymous employee ByteDance Employee Review

1.0
Mar 5, 2025
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Free Lunch, fair pay and also have pension plan

Cons

The leadership team, except for the CEO, is almost entirely Chinese. Despite claims of a flat culture, decision-making is strictly top-down. Expect to work weekends and even public holidays—unless it's Chinese New Year. If you don’t speak Chinese or are a working parent, this place is definitely not for you.

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Pros

The pay is competitive, and the overall compensation package is fairly good.

Cons

If you are not Chinese, career advancement can be significantly more difficult, especially when it comes to promotion opportunities and visibility with leadership. I previously worked in HR compliance at ByteDance. While large-scale layoffs may happen less frequently than at some other companies, the company may use many unusual or legally questionable approaches to pressure employees to resign or justify termination. Employees should be very careful, understand company policies, and keep written records of important conversations.

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