Gold's Gym Reviews
53% would recommend to a friend
(2096 total reviews)
Adam Zeitsiff
69% approve of CEO
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Updated Nov 23, 2023
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- "I was recruitEd as health and fitness instructor and after 3 months they started forcing for personal training clients." (in 39 reviews)
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- 5.0Nov 2, 2023Front DeskFormer EmployeeParamus, NJ
Pros
Culture Management Free membership Friendly members Hours
Cons
No cons I can think of
- 3.0Nov 20, 2023Group Fitness InstructorFormer Employee, more than 5 yearsSaint Louis, MO
Pros
Had great management who fought for their instructor team. Great members generally and diverse class styles and selection.
Cons
Toxic culture and drama on occasion, lack of cultural diversity. Better pay for the work endured to teach a class. Big amount of unpaid labor
- 1.0Nov 15, 2023General ManagerCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsAustin, TX
Pros
There is nothing positive I can say about this company.
Cons
After the company was purchased things seemed to improve, however he left the old senior management in place. After the owner passed away, the senior management went back to their old ways. One senior leader based in College Station is the worst. He belittles people in front of others and if you complain to HR it goes right back to him since they have been friends for years.
- 4.0Nov 23, 2023Operations ManagerFormer EmployeeKansas City, MO
Pros
Enjoyed my time at gold
Cons
None at all for time on job
- 4.0Nov 8, 2023Front Desk ReceptionistFormer Employee, more than 1 yearBryan, TX
Pros
Free membership, good atmosphere, nice coworkers
Cons
Having to deal with rude customers
- 4.0Oct 24, 2023SalesCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsAustin, TX
Pros
They work with you. It's also a very motivating place to work!
Cons
Pandemic caused it to slow dramatically. Gym sales need to lean on more corporate sales to see results! In gym, sales and retention is a HARD balancing act.
- 4.0Oct 24, 2023Personal TrainerFormer Employee, less than 1 yearAnaheim, CA
Pros
Minimal overhead with unlimited upside to learn the fundamentals of sales and practical personal training.
Cons
Cold calling and approaches in the gym rarely work, which our managers pushed heavily.
- 5.0Oct 31, 2023InstructorFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsBridgewater, NJ
Pros
Facility, people, management, cliental and flexibility
Cons
Had no experience with cons
- 4.0Oct 30, 2023Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee
Pros
Great team and transparent pay
Cons
A lot of staff turnover.
- 2.0Oct 27, 2023Fitness ManagerCurrent EmployeeAustin, TX
Pros
Access to the free gym
Cons
No commission for trainers and managers
Gold's Gym Reviews FAQs
Gold's Gym has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 2,241 reviews left anonymously by employees. 53% of employees would recommend working at Gold's Gym to a friend and 44% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -1% over the last 12 months.
53% of Gold's Gym employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Gold's Gym 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Gold's Gym to be management, career development, coworkers and the cons to be culture, benefits.
