Zero interaction with tutors and punitive without reason - Online Tutor Cambly Employee Review

1.0
Jan 16, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The clients and the global experience through interaction is amazing. You often become friends for a long period of time as you learn more about one another's world.

Cons

There is zero communication between the company and its tutors. The platform fails every day and their tutors are on the receiving end. The punitive measures are all directed at the tutors, destroying your income - through no fault of their own. The system platform is unethical with its tutors and clients. They never follow through with a request; just endless generic emails generated by a bot.

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5.0
Jul 22, 2025
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Pros

Cool students, fun conversations. Global connections.

Cons

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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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