Membership Services (Former Employee), Bristol, CT – May 23, 2012
Pros: flexible schedule, great management
Cons: low pay and not full-time.
Gold's was a great place to work at while in college. The reason I left was to make a move to a much higher paying position once I graduated college. Everyone I worked with was fantastic and the management was superb!!
Cashier (Former Employee), Hudson, NH – May 23, 2012
Pros: free membership
Cons: place changes ownership a lot
It was a fun place to work working with all sorts of different people and being able to help them through anything. It was challenging because of different things one had to do. The hours were great.
Child Care Provider (Former Employee), Columbus, GA – May 22, 2012
Pros: nothing
Cons: not working enough
I would come into work and take care of kids while their parents worked out. I only worked 4 hours. I did not learn anything. Managment was okay. my co-worker were great. The hardest part was nothing. The most enjoyable was to watch children.
Gold's Gym provided me with nothing more than a job.
Fitness Consultant (Former Employee), Culpeper, Virginia – May 16, 2012
Pros: free gym membership
Cons: bad healthcare, long hours, gossip, poor managment, not much flexibility
Gold's Gym provided me with nothing more than a job...I worked long hours as a Fitness Consultant in a small town. Because of that fact that I worked at a Gold's Gym in a small town we really had to focus all of our energy on getting people through the door in the first place. Also, because of the fact that we are a gym in a small town the staff itself – more... was small. Because of that there really isn't that much flexibility for days requested off even if you do put your request off in a timely manner. Most days I would end up working no less than 10 hours, and be lucky to make a single membership sale. Managment there was chaotic, and there were always rumors spreading throughout the gym. If you 're going to work at Gold's Gym just be aware that the demographics greatly affect your ability to keep a solid paycheck coming in. One of the hardest parts about working there was the poor managment, and gossip. Those two negatives seemed to go hand in hand. – less
Personal Trainer (Current Employee), Kingwood, TX – May 16, 2012
Pros: i control my own schedule
Cons: the split shifts everyday are very tiring
helping members with fitness goals and weight machines in the gym. Occasionally i will train kids with high cardio. Fun thing about being in the gym is the many people you can meet and I love networking!
Front desk, and Daycare (Former Employee), salem or – May 9, 2012
Pros: got to work out for free
Cons: no breaks and my paychecks were nsf
I watched children as their parents worked out. I learned what was the best way to deal with certain kids, because every kid was different I never knew what to expect. I will admit that I wasnt the best person to babysit at the time, I was young and just sat there on my phone the whole time, but my manager never checked on me so I felt like it was okay. – more... I feel like they should have checked on employees a little more. The hardest part of the job was never knowing what to expect with all the different types of kids coming in everyday. The most enjoyable part was the kids though, they are all so full of life and they always made me smile. – less
Gold's Gym Certified Personal Trainer (Current Employee), Fairfax Station, VA – May 3, 2012
Pros: good starter job, no micro management, and affiliation
Cons: not much room for promotion..
Overall Golds Gym is a great way to get your foot in the door, when starting out in the industry. There compensation is not the best but everyone knows there name, so the affiliation is what you would really be getting. You would have to work at a Golds a long time before seeing a promotion. But like I said it is a great step to take into the industry. – more... Plus the ones I have worked at are good about letting you learn by doing and not micro managing... – less
A fun worklace where we help people achieve their goals
Front Desk Associate (Current Employee), Pawtucket, RI – April 21, 2012
Pros: works with my school schdeule, a fun workplace, i have great coworkers
It is a fast pace environment in which I am constanlty answering the phone, helping a customer/member, making a shake, handeling cash processing procedures and computer skills require, as well as performing administrative duties. Giving customers and members the optimum customer service. Greeting customers and members as well as handeling any inquiries – more... they may have. The key to this job is communication, we work as a team to help the customers/members achieve their goals. If I am ever in doubt of a question or I am not sure I always ask, rather than make a mistake by guessing. The management team and coworkers are great, we all understand the importance on working together. – less
Operations Manager (Current Employee), Birmingham, AL – April 14, 2012
The most enjoyable part of this job would be the members that you create a great client/employee relationship with.
Typical day will include reaching and exceeding daily production goals, customer service, accounting, employee training, human resources, and communication with other management.
Reception (Current Employee), San Antonio, TX – March 29, 2012
Pros: the members really make the job enjoyable
Cons: no breaks and expensive healthcare
I was the opener for 2 years and loved the place. Great environment and great people. The members are lovely and motivate you to work. The management is very attentive and make sure to keep the work place with a great flow.
General Manager (Current Employee), Vienna, VA – March 26, 2012
Pros: flexible, free membership, great people
Cons: long days, saturday work, lack of support from the higher ups
Overall it was a great job. Once you get to the GM postition there isn't much room for advancement at all. Pay highly depending on sales %. Some goals are not realistic.
