A fake job listing for an ‘owl trainer’ for the Duolingo mascot has gone viral. It includes hilarious tasks like bathing the bird in Evian water and coordinating his Nobu meals.

Being the internet-famous Duolingo owl is effort. That’s why Duo obviously requires an assistant.

Language-learning software application business Duolingo is marketing a task opening for an “owl fitness instructor” to deal with its renowned mascot. The prospect must be prepared to handle the “sassy, unhinged, and downright elegant way of life” of Duo the owl, the task post states.

The listing states the gig includes some, will we state, fascinating obligations. They consist of providing Duo weekly bird baths in Evian water, sterilizing the walls of the bird’s workplace to “eliminate any spots or acnes,” and “collaborating high-end swimsuit fittings, Nobu meals, and transcendental meditation sessions.”

Prospects must have experience “managing circumstances like closet breakdowns and unpleasant claims” and “an enthusiasm for education, Dua Lipa, and the Duolingo objective,” the post states.

However potential prospects should not get their hopes up– Duolingo isn’t actually working with for such a task.

” If the obstacle of training our adorable green owl attract you, and you want to be called about other tasks at Duolingo that are in fact genuine, complete our basic interest kind listed below. We require your aid … please assist us,” the task post checks out at the end.

A Duolingo representative informed Expert the business has actually seen a “a little higher-than-average variety of candidates” for the function compared to its other employment opportunities.

” We do not constantly have an employment opportunity that is straight pertinent to all of the incredible skill who wish to sign up with Duolingo,” the representative stated. “The Owl Fitness instructor task listing is our method for somebody to send their resume in case a fitting function opens in the future, while likewise permitting us to bring individuals together who comprehend the enjoyable, unhinged side of our brand name.”

Though the gig isn’t genuine, there belong to the listing that sound quite typical to a great deal of task posts.

There’s “capability to work under high pressure and exceptionally impractical due dates” for one. (A minimum of they’re truthful about that 2nd part.) Duolingo likewise desires “30+ years of experience in a similar position” for the owl fitness instructor. Who amongst us hasn’t seen an entry-level task requesting for numerous years of previous experience? The post likewise discusses “strong settlement abilities, however not too strong however.” Lots of job-seekers understand how difficult it can be to present yourself as certified enough for a task, however not overqualified so they will not pass you over.

Duolingo’s owl mascot has actually ended up being distinctively popular online by taking part in TikTok patterns and taking advantage of Gen Z humor. The social-media group behind the disorderly green bird has actually accumulated more than 7 million fans on TikTok by publishing videos of self-deprecating jokes, striking commenters with sassy clapbacks, and even twerking on tables and thirsting over Dua Lipa.

In its working with procedure, the business tries to find caring and quirkiness in all candidates, Duolingo’s worldwide head of skill acquisition, Jocelyn Lai, informed Expert in 2021.

CEO Luis von Ahn’s finest working with recommendations is “when in doubt, do not work with,” he informed Expert in 2017.

” Every so often we do not follow that due to the fact that we believe we actually require this position filled,” he stated. “We have actually been trying to find this specific position for months. With this individual, we understand they have some bad features of them, however we require this position filled. Whenever we have actually caught that it has actually been an error.”