You pay to work at Gold's - Certified Personal Trainer Gold's Gym Employee Review

The company doesn't really do anything for trainers except limit what they charge, and then take a piece of it. Trainers need to do all of their own marketing and client hunting, and are basically on their own in all regards. Pay can be demoralizing, since you are only paid if you have a client training with you. This used to somewhat work: trainers could gain rank and increased pay levels (level 1, 2, or 3) by attaining specific certifications (all on their own dime), and if you hustled and put together enough hours then it is a feasible part time gig. However, the suits decided one day that they were going to change the pay structure to base trainer leveling on the number of clients a trainer maintains. As of the date of this review, trainers need to keep 55 sessions every two weeks in order to maintain level 3, and your sessions are counted in order to reassess your pay rate every 3 months. Ultimately, if any of your clients leave or go on vacation, there goes your pay , your pay rate, and your insurance if you had it in the first place. Additionally, all of the little jobs around the gym like cleaning, front desk work, or even doing your paperwork as a trainer have separate pay rates that you must specifically clock in and out of.