Negative reviews of TikTok on Glassdoor are putting some people off joining the company.
TikTok, which is owned by China's ByteDance, told CNBC that it does not have 996 policies.One tech worker, who was approached about a communications role in the U.K., told CNBC that a 996 culture was "certainly a concern" for them.
The same person said they were contacted a few weeks later "for a very similar role" at ByteDance. "I established from background reading and Glassdoor reviews that they are one and the same," the person said, adding that it was "all a bit odd" and "a lucky miss."that ByteDance Chief Financial Officer Shou Zi Chew has been made TikTok's new CEO, may also be missing out on some technical talent too.
"Everyone there is utterly miserable, and life is too short," the source said. "During my first year before the pandemic hit, I can count possibly four or five weekends during the year where I did not work." The same person said they didn't like the "very untransparent culture." The former employee said they didn't get any answers back when they asked questions about the company. "It was very, very difficult to find the right answers, and to really improve the processes we were working with," the source said.
An AI researcher, who wasn't approached about a role directly and asked to remain anonymous due to the nature of the discussion, told CNBC: "I know TikTok have been discussing with lots of people. I don't think it's easy for them to recruit, because there's still a shortage of people that can lead labs."
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