A nice Idea poorly executed it's a pity really - English Tutor Cambly Employee Review

1.0
May 25, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

really nice coworkers and and the idea behind the company is a good one however it is exceptionally poorly implimented

Cons

Complete waste off time at the moment as their are virtually no students my weekly earnings have dropped from $200 to $40 in the last two months. They have no support or training for the tutors and have exceptionally poor teaching materials. Their entire businesses model is to tempt thousands of new students every quarter with a free trial virtually none of them realise its a paid for service after the trial let alone how expensive it is and maybe if their lucky 0.1% might buy a subscription for every call you do get over 90% of them will be those 5 minute free trials and your meant to just give a sales pitch its not a real teaching establishment. But since we have no teaching materials of any kind its super rare that a student stays any length of time they have a great community and some wonderful people but at the moment Cambly is just is not worth it. And it is not what is advertised as your not an English tutor your a salesman

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5.0
Jul 22, 2025
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Pros

Cool students, fun conversations. Global connections.

Cons

None at this point in time.

4.0
May 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very flexible schedule (you create your own), can easily cancel classes without too much of a penalty (make every student that you like a "regular" student so that if you get penalized...only regulars can book you...you have a huge pool of regulars), Cambly provides lessons, you can use almost any website as long as you don't need to share login information, it's fun and easy, many students become like friends, you can learn about different countries, cultures, and languages

Cons

The pay. It has never increased in the 14 years that Cambly has been in business. They are starting to offer a new program called "Cambly Pro" where you can make $15 an hour, but you have to apply to be a tutor for it and you could be denied. You have to have a 99% rating for 3 months to even be considered. If, like me, you are open to all students (and not just your regular students that you have become friends with), your rating can vary widely. No matter how good of a tutor you are, you will not be everyone's cup of tea. Also, Cambly does not allow tutors to teach in some states in the U.S. due to labor laws.

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