Certain Path to Burn Out and Constant Stress
Pros
Get to meet many wonderful women and get to know them personally Connection to other fitness professionals Ability to make new friends through conferences and connections Opportunity to make a real difference in clients' lives Get to use counseling abilities, coaching, management skills Experience in managing a sales job Potential to earn bonus/commission each month Advertised as studio manager but it is a heavy sales job
Cons
Crazy number of hours per week. Most managers work 60 or more hours per week. False advertising about how you earn 20% more than other similar positions Every Saturday work expected until studio membership reaches 100 or 110 clients Owner can make or break the experience for the manager Corporate office provides one week training in person, most of it focused on how to conduct a sales conversation to break the woman down emotionally and get her to join Corporate office run by men (they play favorites and are not open to important input from women) No opportunity for advancement Lousy benefits One week vacation a year Most managers do not sell enough to earn a bonus Sales pressure can be immense and very stressful
