Senseless - English Tutor Cambly Employee Review

2.0
9 Nov 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Ultimate flexibility. The most flexible job in the world makes it great for travelling, if you're in a cheap country.

Cons

Pay is horrendous. Gets you by in cheap countries but that is all. Full of glitches No support, the staff will blame the tutor rather than the website. Ratings system seems to have a mind of its own, likely to cycle through tutors and provide a carrot/stick, but it is not correlated to performance. Actual work time varies wildly; some weeks you'll be inundated and some you'll be very quiet. Weirdly this seems independent of the rating system.

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5.0
28 June 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexible, variety of clientele, rewarding

Cons

Somewhat high tech maintenance, somewhat frequent network outages

4.0
13 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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