Equinox reviews

3.3

52% would recommend to a friend

(3,578 total reviews)
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Harvey Spevak

49% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Equinox has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 3,578 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Equinox employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Personal Consumer Services industry (3.6 stars).

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4K reviews
1.0
Sep 18, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice equipment Cool employees Nice discount And cool place to work out. Good classes

Cons

Numbers , numbers, numbers You will be constantly asked "what are you doing to promote Pilates". They'll make it sound like they care about your business. However, If you aren't converting enough comps , you will be required to do "events" on the floor or stand at the front desk which entails you trying to convince a member why the should do Pilates and get them to do their complimentary session . Then you have to convince them to buy. Each month you'll have to project how many paid sessions you think you'll do. And if you hit it then they'll raise it. If your location doesn't hit , your coordinator doesn't get his/her bonus. So then they'll be constantly on your back about the team hitting. And while I'm on the subject of coordinator... Don't do it unless you like not having a work life balance. If your monthly budget is 37,000 you will only get 150.00 for hitting. That's not even 1%! You are only paid 400 and something a week. Mind you , you're a head of a department. It's definitely not worth the money. Forget good insurance unless you can teach 60 sessions every two weeks. The requirement used to be 25 per paycheck but they switched it to 30 per week ! The other insurance is horrible. Now lets talk about bonus structure. If you refer someone and they get hired you get 250.00 after 6 mos. However, the personal trainers get 250.00 when they start and another 250.00! They also get a bonus for retaining clients that Pilates instructors do not get.

4.0
Aug 25, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Great mentorship from other management -Tons of in-house training opportunities in sales, management, leadership, budgeting (there are monthly training periods as well as a two-week intensive sales training course that pays huge dividends) -Great team atmosphere (the people you work are all high energy people working just as hard as you) -Competition drives you to succeed, and it is possible to make some extra money with bonuses -Free membership to the gym and discount on amenities (e.g. massages, personal training) -Opportunity for rapid advancement if you work hard for it. People can become GMs in a year or founder and stay AGMs for three or four. They tell you they don't hire AGMs, they hire future GMs in AGM positions and then give you opportunity to learn and prove yourself. Take advantage of that.

Cons

-10-12 hour days are the norm, and its not always normal hours. -As an AGM expect to be the manager working most holidays -Vacation time for anything longer than a few days is technically available but impossible to schedule -You live on a monthly schedule of success or failure (with regard to sales and departmental goals). This can be a pro or a con, depending on your personality. I personally enjoy wiping the slate clean each month but I include this in the cons because I've seen it wear other people down. -Extremely fast ramp-up process. Be ready to hit the ground running. The GM has other things to do and needs you do start doing your job asap. -Babysitting college-aged hourly workers at the front desk. Building a team of responsible students pays dividends, otherwise you will be miserable covering their shifts. -Equinox Members are the most spoiled group of demanding ungrateful people in the world. Be ready to cater to their every whim. -AGM pay is a little low for NYC, GM pay is more manageable.

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