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Busuu

Acquired by Chegg

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Read reviews carefully… there is a reason so many people leave. - Manager Busuu Employee Review

1.0
Apr 13, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Read the comments that are negative carefully. On the surface this company looks like a great environment but the truth is far from it. There are lovely people employed here and they do have the best intentions but the management layer is convoluted with no decision making power, all of which sits at the CEO and COO levels.

Cons

There are many legacy issues with the way in which this company has built their business. The Chegg takeover has made this landscape even more challenging. This is confounded by serious issues such as micromanagement at C-suite level and an opinion that engineering focused employees are more valuable.

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Busuu Response
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Thank you for taking the time to submit your review on your employment with Busuu. We are glad that you enjoyed working with your colleagues and had a positive experience. We do our best to hire amazing people and also help them grow and excel in their careers in Busuu. As a company, Busuu has constantly been growing and changing in the last 14 years and now we are at the new exciting part of our chapter, being a part of our Chegg Services. We are embracing this partnership and striving to build the best experience, exchanging best practices and learning from each other. One of our cultural pillars is Trust and we really believe that trusting employees in making decisions and listening to opinions is the best way to cultivate a strong culture in the company and we do our best to live by it. We value all the teams and all of our employees, regardless of what team they are in. All of our teams work cross-functionally and have a lot of cross-over projects, which makes the work more exciting and gives people the opportunity to explore other areas of the product. We all share the same vision and mission and equally contribute to the growth of the product, so none of the teams are treated as more valuable than the others. Thank you for sharing your feedback with us if you would like to provide further feedback, please, don't hesitate to reach out to us directly: people-team@busuu.com

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5.0
Jul 11, 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great team, product and workflow. Awesome benefits as well

Cons

Really none at all. I can’t think of anything that stands out.

3.0
Mar 27, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- The new management is very nice and understanding. - I've noticed that even when I provide all the necessary information when canceling a lesson, they still have to repeat steps, likely due to company policy. - The only reason I stay is because I absolutely love my students. - It can be challenging to find a job without a degree in the TEFL industry

Cons

-Asked for a raise, completely ignored me. -Very difficult to cancel lessons. -Don't know how well you're doing as a teacher so you're in constant "competition" with other teachers to keep your position. -I've heard that they can fire you without any notice or reason. -Changed policy that you can only do 25 hours per week

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