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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Joanna Whitehead

TikTok staff speak out about toxic work culture and emphasis on ‘relentless productivity’

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Staff at the social media network TikTok claim to be suffering burnout and severe mental distress due to its punishing workplace culture.

US workers have said the tech giant demands “relentless productivity and secrecy to a degree uncommon in the industry”, while one woman said she felt so pressured to attend back-to-back meetings that she did not have time to change her sanitary protection.

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