Easy to get in, nearly impossible to succeed. - Anonymous employee Gold's Gym Employee Review

2.0
Dec 5, 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

They really will help you learn the business, teach you how to train and sell and manage your schedule. They will also hire non-certified trainers or trainers with a cert and no work experience, so it can be your first step into the world of training.

Cons

Management can be dangerously incompetent. We were threatened with dismissal if we didn't make goals EVERY SINGLE MONTH. They won't actually fire you unless you are breaking HR code in a pretty flagrant way, they'll just take away clients and drain your business, or suspend you for prohibitive amounts of time. This was in Seattle and I speak only about that franchise, I can't judge others having not worked for them.

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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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