So toxic. Run don’t come - Anonymous employee TikTok Employee Review

1.0
Apr 10, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Effectively none. Seriously I can’t think about any in their Seattle office

Cons

Will constantly remind you that China office work harder for less money

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5.0
Mar 31, 2026
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Pros

Fine, high stress, high pressure, long working hours.

Cons

Frequent meetings with Asia. Basically no work life balance

3.0
Mar 16, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Since I was there for a while, I would probably give you a different answer depending on what time period you are asking about. Overall, I think the main pros are: - Fast pace: great place to grind while you are young and want to accomplish a lot of things. - Young vibe: Lots of young people. I do mean this literally (main age range average is 20s - 30s), but also the energy. Many new hires are very passionate in their respective fields - Benefits are great (free lunch and dinner, plentiful snacks and drinks, nice office, gym benefit, mental health benefit, free essential insurances)

Cons

- 996 work culture. The fast pace environment I mentioned above is really good for people who are ok with that. However, for people who want to have a life outside of work, have family strict family commitments, or want to 'sign off of work', I don't think this is the place for you. - As they hired more and more overseas people, the culture in the office became more Asian. If you don't speak Chinese, it could be hard to communicate with stakeholders. Also growth might be stunted since more senior members - Pay structure for some roles are not matching market rates

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