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Deceptive, cold, ruthless.

Quality Assurance Analyst
Current Employee
Has worked at TikTok for 4 years
November 4, 2025
Dublin, Dublin
1.0
Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDoesn't Approve of CEO
Pros

There were pros a few years ago, i.e., proactive performance reviews with a fair chance for career progression and compensation. That has all since changed.

Cons

The company has been systematically stripping our department of benefits that we have grown accustomed to over the past number of years.

We no longer have the option for hybrid work. We no longer have the option for remote work from abroad. We have just been told that reasonable accommodation requests for health reasons will no longer be approved. Paternal leave has had 3 weeks cut from the allowance.

There have been huge layoffs in addition to smaller layoffs, which has created an insecure environment for many people.

Career progression and salary increases have come to a halt for the majority of people, regardless of their performance.

Micromanagement has skyrocketed. Everything you do is monitored, and any slip-up can be used against you if they need a reason to put you on a performance improvement plan. In this country, it's hard to fire people, so TikTok's solution is to make employees who they no longer need feel as uncomfortable in their job as possible.

Avoid this company at all costs. I have seen much more senior roles than mine get used and abused, and then let go as soon as they are no longer needed.

Advice to Management

You have a tunnel-vision goal of embracing AI and increasing revenue, with no consideration for the millions of people around the world who have gotten you this far.

Additional Ratings

Work/Life Balance
1.0
Culture and Values
1.0
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
3.0
Career Opportunities
1.0
Compensation and Benefits
1.0
Senior Management
1.0

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