Generous Culture - Anonymous employee Duolingo Employee Review

5.0
Apr 1, 2019
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Incredible people -- truly kind, generous and also insanely and humbly smart. A rare find to have both. Everyone cares about the work, the team, their coworkers. Very transparent. I feel like we can all also be our own true selves and not have to hide our quirks to "fit in." Very inclusive.

Cons

Fast-moving, so the ability to be nimble is pivot quickly is important. Endless bounty of food...easy to gain wait. Sometimes too transparent, to where individuals who may not need to be privy to information is -- can create need for a bit more communication/expectation setting. But, everyone is also mature about it.

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5.0
May 21, 2026
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Pros

Mission, smart and kind people, great work, hard working teams focused on results and delivering against an awesome mission. People push themselves and each other to learn and grow. Swarms of smart and creative problem solvers.

Cons

Small number of people are unhappy and instead of leaving they complain. A lot. I think it's like this everywhere but in a smaller company you feel it.

3.0
Apr 18, 2026
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Pros

1. Great, and I mean great people 2. PTO policy very generous and unlimited sick time 3. Pretty flexible hours and the offices themselves are nice. 4. Super good for new grads, do your time for a couple years then move on.

Cons

1. Pittsburgh is the worst city I’ve ever had to live in. If that’s your assigned office good luck trying to transfer. No ability for remote work even temporary for legitimate family reasons. 2. Promos are based on favoritism. If you’re saddled with a bad manager you get a bad review for no reason. If your manager doesn’t like you, they will complain to others on the team about you behind your back.

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