Where to start? I was a tutor with Cambly for years and it almost destroyed my mental health- and I’m a pretty tough guy. I’m a retired teacher and I thought it would be fun to try and supplement my pension by tutoring online. Choosing Cambly was a huge mistake. Aside from the extreme low pay at .17 cents a minute for talk time only- and 1.70 if a student doesn’t show up, whether the class was 15,30 or 60 minutes and 2.00 for a late cancellation.. the platform has many issues. The company makes constant changes - almost weekly! The changes cause “glitches” like pages not loading, chat box not working, screen-share not working. These are not minor issues because they cause students to give low ratings for the class. A big problem is trying to get into the classroom because the page just hangs.. it causes tutors to be late for class and tutors are punished for being late. I’ve had my internet checked with a fine tooth comb, so have countless other tutors- it’s not the tutors fault! However if a tutor writes into Cambly support for assistance it’s ALWAYS the tutors fault! They tell you “something” is causing a slowdown!! Darn right! It’s the bloated Cambly servers and update plastered upon update that cause so many problems! It got worse and worse. Then they added AI which scans everything- all conversations, chat box- it’s awful because some students would call to discuss personal problems in English because they had no one else to talk to. I had to caution students about this. They raised prices substantially telling students it was to “increase employee salary” leading most students to believe that tutors got a bit of a raise! Which was a lie because tutors are not actually employees- and students don’t realize that. Tutors are independent contractors. It’s a sham business. If you wanna make a few bucks here and there and don’t care about anything else then I guess Cambly or “shambly” as it’s often called- is your game. But if you are a conscientious person and don’t have time to waste STAY AWAY FROM CAMBLY! They do not care about you as a tutor. There is a facebook group for tutors that is constantly being censored! As soon as someone speaks truth the post is deleted. You can find real information about Cambly on Reddit as well. Cambly cares about Cambly- that’s it. It’s a moneymaker for the company owners. They are vampires sucking tutors and students of their “blood”. And a note to students- most tutors have absolutely no teaching skills- they aren’t even teachers. Cambly hires anyone so you are paying a lot of money for someone who isn’t even a teacher. I just happen to have been a teacher. My students were fortunate.
Claim your business profile now and gain access to all features and respond to customer reviews.
Cambly gives you instant access to native English speakers over video chat, so you can learn and gain confidence!
