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TikTok Workers Reveal Pressure, Poor Conditions – WSJ

 

Employees of the China-owned TikTok suffered through 85 hours of meetings a week, sleep deprivation and a generally oppressive work culture, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing interviews with ex-staff in the US.

The report said TikTok, owned by ByteDance, borrowed some practices of Amazon, where Jeff Bezos oversaw a demanding approach to staff.

 

Read the full report: The Wall Street Journal

 

READ MORE:

TikTok Faces US Probe Over Child Sex Content – FT

Meta Paying Lobbyists to Malign TikTok – Washington Post

Toyota Motor Settles Employee Suicide Suit – Mainichi

 

George Russell

George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.

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