Beware - Team Lead Duolingo Employee Review

1.0
Mar 2, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

As long as you agree with everything they say and do, you'll be fine. I thought it was a wonderful company until they fired me by just locking me out of the systems and never telling me by email, Slack, or any other way that I was being fired.

Cons

They don't have the courtesy to even fire you to your face. They just lock out out of the systems and don't tell you why they fired you or even that they did fire you. They ignore emails and don't respect their employees enough to even talk about the situation. They favor certain employees and treat others differently. They will put some employees on an improvement plan and fire others without so much as a word.

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5.0
May 21, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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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
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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