TikTok Shop Layoffs Expected as Employees Told to Work From Home: Report

TikTok lowers entry barrier for Korean sellers to enter US market

Short-form video platform TikTok introduced a new solution that lowers hurdles for Korean companies to enter TikTok Shop for the United States market, the company said Friday. During its business seminar Thursday, TikTok introduced its new "Korea-US Cross-Border" solution, which allows Korean businesses to enter the U.S. TikTok Shop using only their Korean corporate entity. Previously, in order to enter the U.S. TikTok Shop, vendors were require…

TikTok’s US Ecommerce Employees Told to Work From Home as Layoff Fears Grow

Employees are awaiting “difficult decisions” being made by TikTok.

TikTok Shop layoffs expected as employees told to work from home: report

(KRON) -- TikTok Shop employees in the U.S. are expecting layoffs after being told to work from home Wednesday, according to reports. The company told its e-commerce staff to stay home while awaiting emails about "difficult decisions," Bloomberg is reporting. Citing an internal memo, Bloomberg is reporting that Chinese-owned TikTok is looking for ways to "create a more efficient operating model." Mu Qing, who took over TikTok Shop in the U.S. la…

TikTok Shop US Employees Told to Work From Home as Layoffs Loom

TikTok told US e-commerce staff to work from home Wednesday while awaiting emails regarding “difficult decisions,” suggesting the social media company is preparing to cut jobs.

TikTok to Lay Off US Employees in Response to Trumps Tariffs

The tariffs are hitting TikTok, with the popular social media platform informing US ecommerce employees that there would be a number of “personnel changes” in response to lower than expected sales in 2025. It’s been a few months since President Trump announced his tariffs, which have noticeably rocked the boat for businesses around the world. From large corporations to small startups, the economic impact has been nothing if not substantial. Chin…

TikTok Shop indicates layoffs are looming; Meta says more workers will get poor reviews - Ragan Communications

Study: Deskless workers feel internal comms are lacking. Greetings, comms pros! Let’s take a look at a few news stories from the past week and see what we can learn from them. 1 . TikTok Shop internal memo tells employees to work remotely ahead of potential layoffs  TikTok is in the news again, but this time it’s not about the legal status of the app — it’s concerning an internal memo asking employees to work from home and announcing layoffs fro…