A man, who is a former staff member of TikTok, has announced his resignation from his $330k-a-month engineering job after the Supreme Court upheld the TikTok ban and confirmed the platform's guilt in the accusations against it.
The news was shared in a post that quickly gained traction on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
The man, identified as @armankhon, took to his page to share the shocking update, writing: "I quit my $330k engineering job at TikTok. Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban."
He also invited the public to ask him any questions about TikTok. When one commenter asked if the platform was truly guilty of the charges it faced, the former employee confirmed it, adding that other tech companies were equally at fault.
His response: "Short answer yes, but nothing too different from any other big tech *cough* Meta."
As the post went viral, many concerned individuals flooded the comments section to share their thoughts.
See some reactions below:
@devahaz: "After using it just a bit TT algo zoned in on my preferences so much better than YouTube or Twitter and others I gave far more signal. So much so I quit it because I'd waste too much time. Any take on exactly why/how you were able to do so much better than Big Tech competition?"
@aaron_kub: "I suspect the engineering bar is quite high at TikTok? Hopefully a lot of these folks can quickly find a home at other tech companies. Would not be surprised if Meta already has a plan to swoop them up."
@ThatGuyShav: "How much is my data really worth? I'm negotiating with this little Chinese kid on RedNote and I feel like he's lowballing me."
@BecauseCulture: "Is the "secret sauce" algorithm today any better than the competition? Or is it now just the network effects of the originally novel UI off the interest graph?"
@itroncrypto: "3 things. What was your preparation routine before you landed your role? How many weeks or months did it take? And how many companies did you interview olar before landing your current role? I'm currently prepping for a FAANG role interview myself."
@luke_metro: "How much interaction did you have with the bytedance offices in China?"
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