The unpleasant office atmosphere at the social media platform TikTok is allegedly causing burnout and serious emotional discomfort in its employees.
According to US employees, the software giant requires “relentless productivity and secrecy to a degree rare in the sector,” and one lady claimed she was under so much pressure to attend back-to-back meetings that she did not have time to change her personal hygiene.
Staff members frequently work long hours and experience sleep loss, and some claimed to attend 85 meetings per week on average.
Staff members frequently work long hours and experience sleep loss, and some claimed to attend 85 meetings per week on average.
Although TikTok’s US operations are situated in Los Angeles, staff members told The Wall Street Journal that they were obliged to work weekends and participate in virtual meetings with coworkers in China, where ByteDance, the Chinese firm that controls it, is based.
The 1,500 US TikTok employees spend a large portion of their time translating Chinese-developed products for US consumers, but many have complained that they have trouble understanding internal Chinese-language papers and translation software frequently misses details.
One former employee, Melody Chu, shared her experiences as a TikTok employee on Medium. Melody Chu has previously worked at Facebook, Nextdoor, and the video game creator Roblox.
Chu described her experience as “a nightmare.”
She was too ashamed to acknowledge that the stress and the long hours had led her to seek counseling. next, marital therapy She was struggling to fall asleep, and her weight had decreased suddenly. Even though my elderly parents lived nearby, she claimed that she hardly ever saw them.
She continued: Had she known that working at TikTok would cost her this much, she never would have accepted the position. She discovered that her physical and
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A TikTok spokesman also told The Independent in response to the accusations that while the company offers great opportunities, they are not a replacement for work-life balance.
They said they thought workers who took breaks to rest and recharge were the most productive.
TikTok was established in 2016 and is now one of the apps with the fastest growth rates, with over one billion users and availability in more than 150 countries.
Additionally, they stated that requests for calls or meetings outside of regular business hours are the exception rather than the rule.
TikTok was established in 2016 and is now one of the apps with the fastest growth rates, with over one billion users and availability in more than 150 countries.
Anxiety, irritation, and intense feelings of grief are said to be signs of TikTok addiction, according to a recent study from the University of Trinidad and Tobago. TikTok addiction is a real disorder, the report claims, and it can be treated.