poorly managed from top to bottom - Anonymous employee Gold's Gym Employee Review

2.0
14 Mar 2012
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

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5.0
23 Jan 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

2.0
22 May 2026
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Pros

It is fun to learn personal training

Cons

Few of my co-workers if any could make a living working there.

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