‘F–king unhinged’ TikTok boss reportedly placed on leave after allegedly bullying women

A elder TikTok executive who runs nan app’s operations successful Central Europe has reportedly been placed connected time off complete allegations that he lords complete a toxic activity situation successful which women subordinates are bullied, “mansplained,” and sexually harassed, according to aggregate complaints.

Tobias Henning, wide head of TikTok’s operations successful Germany, Austria and Switzerland, was allegedly specified a tyrant that 1 pregnant staffer avoided gathering pinch him retired of fearfulness that nan accent would origin harm to her unborn child, according to 1 of nan explosive complaints obtained by The Post.

“This man is f–king unhinged,” 1 female worker wrote successful a matter connection to a workfellow describing her leader aft a tense one-on-one meeting.

On Monday, staffers astatine TikTok offices successful Germany were informed that Henning was placed connected leave while TikTok investigates nan complaints, according to Fast Company.

Several women successful TikTok’s offices successful Berlin alleged that Henning exhibited “unpredictable” temper swings characterized by “a abrupt and drastic alteration successful attitude” that reduced them to tears, according to nan title reviewed by The Post.

One staffer who worked nether Henning earlier she near nan patient successful July 2022 said successful nan general soul title obtained by The Post that he subjected her to “misogynistic behaviour and intersexual harassment, particularly derogatory comments, deficiency of respect and mansplaining.”

When she reported these incidents to quality resources, “she did not person immoderate support” arsenic HR reps “disregarded her concerns and tried to unopen her down,” it was alleged successful nan complaint.

Another female who remains employed astatine TikTok Germany alleged that she knowledgeable “a bout of tense collapse” and was subjected to “severe psychological distress” aft a June 8, 2023, gathering pinch Henning, during which nan executive “exerted important pressure” connected her and “reiterat[ed] that she was not performing her duties adequately.”

The unnamed employee, who was pregnant astatine nan time, told her colleagues that nan brushwood made her “reluctan[t] to be different gathering pinch Tobias owed to nan fearfulness of jeopardizing her unborn child,” according to nan complaint.

The title includes a screenshot of a matter connection from nan pregnant female to a workfellow successful which she appears to write: “let maine get done this adjacent gathering first and see, but yea I request immoderate rest, this man is f–king unhinged.”

She alleged successful nan title that Henning violated German labour laws that safeguard pregnant labor by failing to “arrange her workplace successful a mode that ensured capable protection for herself and her kid against immoderate wellness hazards.”

Henning besides had nan propensity to “[not] hesitate to humiliate and undermine his nonstop reports” by remarking connected their capacity successful beforehand of others arsenic good arsenic “refusing trips aliases manufacture events attendance for nary business reason,” nan title alleged.

The Post has sought remark from nan female workers arsenic good arsenic nan writer of 1 of nan soul complaints.

Henning did not reply to aggregate requests for comment.

A TikTok spokesperson told The Post earlier Henning’s suspension that nan institution “has beardown policies against favoritism and harassment successful nan workplace and labor are encouraged to study their concerns — anonymously, if they truthful choose.”

“Every incident is investigated and due action is taken astatine its conclusion,” nan institution rep told The Post.

TikTok has not commented since putting Henning connected leave.

The undated complaints, which were besides reported by nan German-language regular Der Spiegel (paywall), were submitted to TikTok Germany’s “works council” — an soul assemblage made up of institution labor elected by nan workforce nether European labour regulations.

Works councils successful Germany, which are tasked pinch representing worker interests vis-à-vis management, are chopped from labour unions successful that rank successful organized labour is not a request to beryllium elected.

While corporate bargaining agreements successful Germany are struck betwixt companies and nationalist labour unions, useful councils successful individual companies tin discuss pinch guidance to tailor those deals to section preferences.

Other complaints reviewed by Fast Company item alleged behaviour that was described arsenic “misogynistic, reckless and disrespectful.”

“Tobias Henning is simply a bully and it’s known by nan activity for years,” a existent TikTok worker told Fast Company.

In February, a New York-based erstwhile trading executive astatine TikTok alleged that she was fired by nan institution for failing to show “the docility and meekness specifically required of female employees.”

Katie Riccio Puris, a Long Island native, revenge suit successful Manhattan national tribunal against TikTok’s Chinese-based genitor institution ByteDance alleging that her antheral colleagues were spared from nan aforesaid curen and that nan patient grounded to decently reside a intersexual harassment allegation.

In 2022, a erstwhile senior-level worker astatine TikTok claimed managers made their subordinates activity 12-hour days six days a week.

In immoderate cases, TikTok bosses would make workers hop connected virtual meetings during weekends and aft hours, according to nan ex-employee, Pabel Martinez.

TikTok, which was released successful 2016, has quickly grown into 1 of nan country’s astir celebrated societal media apps, peculiarly among younger users.

But nan app’s early successful nan United States appears murky aft President Biden signed into rule a measurement that requires ByteDance to waste TikTok’s US business aliases look a ban.

TikTok has denied allegations made by lawmakers successful some awesome parties who opportunity that its Chinese-based genitor institution whitethorn beryllium forced to supply Americans’ personification information to nan Communist Party-run authorities successful Beijing.

TikTok has revenge suit against nan Biden management seeking to overturn nan ban.