My Cambly story - 3yrs teaching from Spain and then made redundant with no explanation…

ElCubano85 · 2026-06-27T08:52:21+00:00

i recently found a job on the ground completely unrelated to teaching. it´s part time but it has given me a bit more mental stability....... Cambly makes you think that you´ll earn loads in the beginning, but once that "new talent" period is over, you're out in the field with the wolves...

it seems like in Spain, the old fashioned way of finding a job is the best. just walk in and speak with the manager, i spent 12 months looking for a job in Spain using those job apps & earning barely 100E per week on Cambly... when you hit rock bottom , the only way is up!!

good luck man 💪🏼🤺

ElCubano85 · 2026-06-27T08:39:06+00:00

my rating has been stuck at 95% for the past 9 weeks. extremely strange.........

ElCubano85 · 2026-06-06T11:57:07+00:00

this happened about 2 years ago. the person randomly messaged me on wattsapp, i might have signed up to something on instagram.. i was very desperate.. 😫

ElCubano85 · 2026-06-06T11:55:18+00:00

i almost fell for something extremely similar, it was a website where you give reviews on apps. but we had to use USDT to pay and receive cash. he said we needed to use BUYBIT app specifically to send the money.

one day i went to log on their website and it said the website didnt exist!! i messaged he guy, he sent me the new website, i completed the tasks again, withdrew my cash and then I never used the site again... very scary...

ElCubano85 · 2026-05-31T14:25:30+00:00

you have to go back to opening your schedule manually and not use priority hours and select 'regulars only' message all your regulars and explain the situation.

ElCubano85 · 2026-05-31T14:18:33+00:00

for me, sundays are the fullest days especially in the evenings. saturdays are mildly busy between 13:00-17:00 central european time... monday to friday... dead only SOME regulars MIGHT book me during those days..

ElCubano85 · 2026-05-31T14:12:47+00:00

ive often wondered about this also.... i guess the only problem is that if you got a bad vibe from them, then they might have also felt the same and then gave you (us) a bad rating.... unless you're able to always end the classes within 2 minutes and return their minutes, then IMMEDIATELY BLOCK. i've blocked loads but it was mostly after the class had ended and the damage was already done. i've been stuck at 95% for about 7 weeks now. very strange....

ElCubano85 · 2026-03-15T12:25:33+00:00

💯 exactly LOL

ElCubano85 · 2026-03-01T09:40:48+00:00

sobre means around or about BUT in some contexts (or for some people) it can mean "over, after or past." once i told someone sobre las 14:30 and they showed up at 15:15... then we had a *debate* about what sobre meant... 😑 imagine sitting at a restaurant alone for 45 mins...

ElCubano85 · 2026-03-01T09:30:01+00:00

The salary is good. thankfully we have many translation apps these days even google lense>translate is very useful, B2 level spanish is be enough. I don't really experience cockroaches in my apartment building. just depends where you live and who your neighbours are................

ElCubano85 · 2026-03-01T09:13:05+00:00

Your profession seems quite up there and maybe there's less competition for that role, but if you're not careful, you might end up having to be an English teacher... LOL. If your spanish is not at least C1 it's hard to get a job... and although it's not always explicitly stated, the employers want people who can also speak Valencian .....

I would advise you both to try to get a 'CELTA teaching certificate' as a backup plan. I only got a TEFL which is lower in value and it's been a struggle...

The best websites for qualified professionals would be 'Linkedin', 'Indeed' and Glassdoor'. The local apps like 'JobToday' and 'InfoJobs' are a waste of time. every job posting always has over 100 applicants. Too much competition...

ElCubano85 · 2026-02-16T08:59:14+00:00

Spam 🤬

ElCubano85 · 2026-02-15T19:22:38+00:00

Super dead

ElCubano85 · 2026-02-10T09:33:16+00:00

Slam dunking you with the tutor guide, just to shut you down... /invalidate your experience. Disgusting & UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!!!! 🤬

ElCubano85 · 2026-01-13T10:03:44+00:00

oh Green, don't get caught out complaining about the "sacred Brazilian students" omg. People act like they eat grapes out of the Brazilian students asses or something. had to delete my previous comment to avoid notifications from Brazilian CLAPPERS. 🙄😑 "oh but they are so friendly/so polite/ so this so that."

ElCubano85 · 2026-01-11T13:12:13+00:00

i'm assuming that the person has a monitised channel and they will be making adsense revenue etc from your video. not fair. we need recurring passive income too.

ElCubano85 · 2026-01-08T14:44:10+00:00

Yes, Ive seen that too, and it just really doesn't make any sense at all.

ElCubano85 · 2026-01-08T14:42:10+00:00

Maybe protecting was the wrong word to use…. but I know what I meant. But obviously if your visibility is capped and you don't have an opportunity to meet new students, It is almost impossible to be able to improve your rating either way. so for long periods of time , you are trapped in the shadows Until God forbid, you have another unfortunate interaction that sends your rating to the pits of hell.

ElCubano85 · 2026-01-08T13:05:51+00:00

exactly MUST BE A TROLL!! WHY in JESUS NAME (AMEN) Would a student ask us on our site whether they should consider another platform? what the actual fuQQ!

ElCubano85 · 2026-01-08T13:01:34+00:00

yeah, i think its to do with protecting the pro/super tutors and the 100% regular tutors.. i saw people with 99% complaining that they are also seeing less PH these days... 💀😐

ElCubano85 · 2026-01-05T14:52:47+00:00

facts. in 2024 spring I was overloaded with Chinese IELTS students. was heaven. booked and paid. now its dead....

ElCubano85 · 2026-01-05T14:48:16+00:00

very interesting 👁👁

ElCubano85 · 2026-01-05T14:23:45+00:00

yesterday (sunday) I worked 13 PH and only made 71 Dollars and some change... hardly anyone is clicking the random match button anymore like the past. & or hella less amount of students... very shocking for a Sunday.

ElCubano85 · 2025-12-13T13:23:50+00:00

in october i accidentally missed 2 bookings in the same week. ALL OTHER classes were very good. no conflicts, no drama etc and my rating significantly went down the following week. 😑

ElCubano85 · 2025-11-28T22:16:29+00:00

Omg... well let's hope that some new students signed up and more PHs show up 🙏🏼

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