Is TikTok a good company to work for?

TikTok has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 8,046 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 43% of employees would recommend working at TikTok to a friend and 41% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about TikTok have been left by employees working as Intern , Content Creator and Software Engineer(Internship) .

Does TikTok pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, TikTok employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at TikTok. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at TikTok?

43% of TikTok employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated TikTok 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at TikTok?

Content Moderator (422) , Software Engineer (390) , Quality Analyst (216) , Product Manager (167) , Client Solutions Manager (164) , Account Manager (147) , Intern (122) , Brand Partnerships Manager (96) , Program Manager (96) , Data Scientist (84) , Manager (75) , Senior Software Engineer (75) , Project Manager (74) , Machine Learning Engineer (66) , Quality Assurance (57)

What are the pros of working at TikTok according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and packages Flexi Insurance coverage is good" ((in 647 reviews)); "The people are great and at the top of their game" ((in 351 reviews)); "Pay is good but if you divide by the overwhelming hours per day it is not worth it." ((in 322 reviews)); "Salary is good and very comfortable" ((in 286 reviews)); "Colleagues are nice and working from home" ((in 228 reviews))

What are the cons of working at TikTok according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance and the boss in China prefers to give guys in Singapore low performance review" ((in 401 reviews)); "Extended working hours" ((in 141 reviews)); "Bad plus managers here in the organisation" ((in 126 reviews)); "some orgs will expect you to work long hours and not mention it in interviews (working as late as 10PM or later)" ((in 123 reviews)); "No career progression nor stability lots and lots of shift (from Global Business Solutions" ((in 68 reviews))

What are employees saying about TikTok layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about TikTok layoffs and their outlook for job security at TikTok in 2026.

What are the top reviewed TikTok locations?

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TikTok reviews

3.2

43% would recommend to a friend

(6,296 total reviews)

Shou Zi Chew

61% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

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TikTok has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 6,296 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The TikTok employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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6K reviews

2.0

Mar 9, 2022

Horrible workplace.

User operations specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits (wifi, gym) work from home (for now)

Cons

If you want somewhere that has good work life balance, don't work here. Everything is in another language and you're expected to translate everything yourself.

5.0

Mar 9, 2022

Overall Amazing Experience

Data scientist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I am in DS team and unlike other team, we have great WLB, managers will ask us to log off after 630pm. There are times where we have meetings with Chinese team, however, they are recorded if you are not key stakeholders so you could review the next day. I don't see it a big problem for Tiktok esp. late night meetings/working happen often also at MS, GS , Big 4 and other techs. - Neat WLB so far - Great Colleagues & Tech Culture - Great Managers - Competitive Package compared to FAANG

Cons

- Might be a little hard for non-Chinese speakers due to docs in Chinese but I could see them improving - RSU value are low for recent joiners because they priced $195 so you get limited shares compared to ppl who joined before early 2021 - Only certain office employees got $45 per day for meal expenses even during COVID, that's about $20K annual salary boost; Company seems to push BTO hard.

1.0

Jan 19, 2022

Lack of diversity in manager level

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging projects and features to work on

Cons

- Lack of diversity in manager level, with most managers being Chinese - No scope of Promotion - Managers are hired for their ability to speak Chinese and work late hours - Everyone is over worked and stressed which impacts team morale - High employee turnover and no organizational chart makes it hard to find POCs in such global company - No clarity about roles/level expectations and so you will find yourself working just same as any person a level above, but for less pay which is unfair - Performance system doesn't reflect organizational challenges and will reflect on your performance IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER OFFER, DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND DONT JOIN

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