Declining culture since 2023 - Software Engineer Superhuman Employee Review

3.0
Apr 11, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Smart people, with the clear majority of them nice to work with. High base pay compared to other companies. Strong async work culture from fully remote working setup before 2025. Leadership is very engaged. Tradition of in-person weeks to meet up with team/coworkers once per quarter is fun.

Cons

No clear future for the company to a stronger business model or IPO with the competition from gen AI and recent Coda + Grammarly merger. Attrition from RTO (EPD 2x/week) and more aggressive PIPs has employee count trending down. Layoffs likely in the near future as the company cannot sustain parallel leadership structures from the merger. Culture was super at the company in pre-2023 but has slowly been degrading with new leadership and as velocity is prioritized. Workload can be demanding and ramping up with attrition and higher velocity.

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Superhuman Response
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Thank you for your feedback. It is good to hear that you have had a positive experience with our team and culture. We recognize the past year's changes—such as the merger and new product strategy—have caused some uncertainty. Our goal is to create a supportive environment while ensuring Grammarly's long-term success.

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5.0
Jun 18, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- great culture of kind, low ego, really smart people - exciting energy around the new vision; lots of potential - benefits

Cons

- not fully remote flexible

4.0
Jun 2, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

- Office life: I wasn't sold on returning to the office, but they've made it a really lovely experience. I'm not required to come in, just encouraged. I'm enjoying it much more than I anticipated. My meals are taken care of. My transportation needs are covered and flexible - sometimes I take MUNI, sometimes I drive. -On-site culture: Very deliberate about bringing teams together. There are always team on-sites at the office. I appreciate the intentionality in including remote employees. -Products: There's a lot of excitement about the products we're building and how we're pitching ourselves to the market. - AI: We have access to so many AI tools. I think this is a major selling point because my AI fluency is rapidly developing, and Superhuman isn't putting limits on it.

Cons

There's been a lot of change in the last two years. Grammarly acquired Coda, Superhuman Mail, and Rows. Then rebranded to Superhuman. Plus the leadership changes that come with that. You can only imagine the identity crisis that comes with all those changes. It feels like we're starting to come out on the other side, but it's also very clear we're in a moment of change. It can be hard to keep up with all the new products, product changes, and other updates.

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