ByteDance reviews

3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(4,230 total reviews)
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Rubo Liang

58% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,230 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ByteDance employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Informatique industry (3.9 stars).

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4K reviews
2.0
Jul 17, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good snacks, hip trendy company.

Cons

I don't want this to come across as insensitive, but management based in China was out of touch with American culture. For my time there, there was a disregard for American colleagues' perspectives. And salary was pretty lousy. Also, there were very few professional growth opportunities.

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ByteDance Response
6y
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We truly apologize for your negative working experience at ByteDance. And we will take your feedback into serious consideration. If you have any further concerns, please feel free to contact us at global-oc@bytedance.com.
2.0
Dec 27, 2018

Always Day One

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Very nice colleagues - snacks, fresh fruit every now and then - co-working office space in the centre of Berlin - young, fast growing company

Cons

- Monotonous monitoring of videos, lack of variation and other duties, making you feel like a machine. Just soul-destroyingly boring and a waste of your talent, time and energy. - Working in two different shifts (8:00 - 17:00, 16:00 - 1:00) - You have to work during weekends and holidays - You don't always get two consecutive days off, which makes it hard to reload your energy or have something like a private life. - Shift plans can be rearranged last minute and seem to be almost randomly organised. One week you will be working in the early shift, the next week in the late shift and so on. You can never tell. There is no basic rotation principle. Business needs have first priority, not the health of employees. - A general lack of communication between the management and employees. Management is more concerned with numbers and productivity goals than with the actual people who do the job, which is not very motivating. You don't feel part of the flow of information. - Tasks and responsibilities get handed out in a very random way. - "Personal growth and development"? No one can tell at this point.

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ByteDance Response
7y
Thank you for your time to share the feedback with us. And we truly apologize on your negative working experience at ByteDance. We will take your feedback into serious consideration and take actions accordingly. ByteDance is thrived to continuously improve working experience and build up best place for explorers to work.
5.0
Dec 1, 2018

Senior Partnerships Manager

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

More freedom to do your work your own way; nice company benefits

Cons

Sometimes there can be a bit pressure

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ByteDance Response
7y
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We are glad to hear that you appreciate the benefits we provide.
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