Toxic workplace and culture without transparency - Program Manager TikTok Employee Review

1.0
8 Jul 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Salary and health benefits are slightly better than market rate however you are expected to work a lot more than the market norm as well.

Cons

Incompetent and bad leadership. We are all on a boat without any direction. Reorg is normal in tech industry due to focus shift however it happens every 2 months here. You might be hired as a data analyst and ended up working as a program manager, there’s just no transparency in this company. Expect to work almost 996 (overtime and weekend) since most of the leaders are from China or are neutralised Singaporeans so they expect this working style. Lots of team leaders have no relevant work experience nor leadership skills at all. Thus, their bottom down are the ones who need to work relentlessly to achieve their team leaders OKRs for them. TikTok managed to hire a lot of talents from other top tech competitors due to tech layoffs yet they are all reporting into incompetent and unethical leaders who do not take ownership of their incompetency at work. If you do not care about your physical health and mental wellbeing - TikTok is a place for you to feel abundance with only salary offering.

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1.0
21 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

There are some truly fantastic and talented people in the company who make daily collaboration a great experience. Additionally, the insurance and overall health benefits package is quite strong and comprehensive.

Cons

The work culture is heavily driven by top-down directives from HQ, leaving little room for open discussion, transparency, or questioning management decisions. The bi-yearly rating cycle feels highly punitive and is frequently used to target individuals rather than foster growth, leading to an environment where anyone can be abruptly let go. Work-life balance is virtually non-existent due to tedious, high-volume workloads and constant alignment with overseas timelines. Furthermore, leadership instability is a constant concern; local management changes rapidly, frequently replaced by leaders from the parent company, creating an unpredictable and highly volatile work environment.

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