Collaboration and inclusion are amazing - Human Resources Business Partner HRBP TikTok Employee Review

5.0
Jan 11, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The company values or 'ByteStyles' are rooted in actual activity and transformation. You really feel like collaboration, inclusion, diversity of thought, healthy debate, ownership are not only encouraged but celebrated and rewarded. The people are incredibly smart and helpful, from day 1. Diversity is not just a buzzword, the ERGs are making a real impact, not just internally but on the platform itself! It's INCREDIBLY fast paced, seriously! If that's not your thing then that's ok, but TT won't be for you. The people are class! The culture is very important, from the top down. Career development is not just hoped for, it's inevitable and proactive. Did I mention the people?!

Cons

It's a very flat structure, so it can be hard to grasp who's who, what people do, who your best POC is, the leadership structure in HQ (China) etc. If you want to see an org chart, you'll be disappointed. The pace, it is a 'rocketship', it's hard work that could easily lead to personal mismanagement of time, or imbalanced work/life. But honestly, I do feel that everyone is empowered to make it manageable for themselves, set their own boundaries, communicate their "hard no's" (i.e. early morning calls, missing lunch, evening calls etc) etc. It is a multi-national company, so you can easily be added to meetings outside of your timezone, but there is zero issue with missing those calls and catching up later. My point is, you can make the pace work for you or against you, it's up to you! Personally I enjoy that decisions are getting made! Like most places, comp could be better. But it is going in the right direction.

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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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