Katie Ellen Puris used to be one of the top women working at TikTok, but now she’s suing the company and its owner, ByteDance. She says they fired her unfairly because of her age and because she’s a woman.
She also mentioned that TikTok preferred younger employees
Puris joined TikTok in 2019, bringing her big-time marketing skills from places like Google and Facebook. She did well quickly, helping to start TikTok for Business, which helped companies use the platform better. But even with her success, she ran into big problems.
She claims that ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok, started to take over more control from its office in Beijing. The big issue, according to Puris, came from ByteDance’s chairman, Lidong Zhang. He supposedly didn’t like how Puris did her job, saying she wasn’t quiet or humble enough, which he unfairly expected from women at the company.
Puris also says that the company preferred younger employees, thinking they’d bring more new ideas and be easier to manage. She felt pushed aside because of her age and her willingness to speak up.
Her lawsuit talks about how she tried to deal with these problems, like reporting sexual harassment, but TikTok didn’t help her out. Instead, things got worse for her at work, leading to her losing her job. This lawsuit isn’t just about Puris losing her job; it’s shedding some much-needed light on some serious issues at TikTok and ByteDance. It’s about how companies treat their employees, especially when it comes to fairness and respect.
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