poorly managed from top to bottom - Anonymous employee Gold's Gym Employee Review

2.0
Mar 14, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Brand recognition, lots of locations, and plenty of members mean it's busy with opportunities, most gyms have generous operational hours

Cons

low pay, poor benefits, gym cares about money and not the employees, not a team environment, gold's doesn't get it

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5.0
Jan 23, 2026
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Pros

Free gym membership Discounted drinks, food, and merch Learn customer service skills and management style for gym organization

Cons

Lead time for broken equipment Dealing with difficult customers/finance issues

5.0
Jul 13, 2026
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Pros

- Flexible scheduling -Opportunity to build your own client base and coaching skills (but still get clients given to you as well) -Supporttive and friend team environment (THE BEST!!)

Cons

There are no cons to working here

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