Gold's Gym reviews

3.6

62% would recommend to a friend

(2,428 total reviews)
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Adam Zeitsiff

74% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

Gold's Gym has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,428 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gold's Gym employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Artes y entretenimiento industry (3.9 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Mar 14, 2012

poorly managed from top to bottom

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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

3.0
Mar 6, 2012

It's ok.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work experience to move to bigger gyms. It is a good place to start a training career, but I dont see long term growth with the company. There are better comensation plans at other gyms.

Cons

Compensation for personal trainers is set up to only benefit the gym. You are expected to hit monthly sales goals which is completely understandable, but there is no benefit to try and exceed those goals. The compensation is a flat percentage rate no matter what.

2.0
Feb 8, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Unlimited access to Gold's for you and your spouse. Good work environment, always fun and energetic people coming in a out everyday.

Cons

The finger never lifted. Meaning management never lets up. Super high pressure sales. Should be a fun atmosphere for employees, but it is extremely stressful. No matter how good of job you do (even if you are a top performer) you never get praised for it. Its always what you can do better or what you haven't done. And the carrot is always dangled just far enough away you cant reach it.

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