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Anytime Fitness

The owner Lonnie and his wife Brenda seem like a nice people at first, but their true nature comes out after you've worked there a few weeks.

I've encountered sociopaths before, but Lonnie is by far the worst. He plays mind games with his staff and gas lights them all the time, making them feel worthless, stupid, and wrong. He pretends to be highly empathetic but in reality, he has no remorse or empathy for his actions. He's verbally abusive, dictatorial, and obsessive-compulsive about how you perform your job. Actually, every day he watches you on the cameras from his home and calls you when he sees anything he doesn't like, including taking a bathroom break. There is literally no room to breathe there!

Lonnie is notorious for yelling at his employees, even for little things. Ask anyone who's ever worked there and they'll all tell you they are traumatized. In fact, many former members are traumatized too. Lonnie and Brenda have kicked out so many ladies for wearing crop tops or skin-tight clothing. He's even kicked out guys who simply looked "too buff" (probably because it bruises his ego). How they've never been sued yet for sexist discrimination is mind-boggling!

During COVID-19, Lonnie and Brenda defied public health orders to shut the gym down and forced their employees to show up to work even though their lives were being put in danger. They are both virus deniers who believe a vegan diet is all that is required to survive COVID-19. It took multiple calls from the community to the by-law officer to finally shut the place down.

Finally, if you're a personal trainer, this is the worst place to work. They charge an enormous amount of money to the client and pay very little to the trainer. You also have to carefully count your sessions every week because they will try and rip you off saying you didn't train enough clients, when in fact you did. This was a problem every paycheck and I eventually lost count of the sessions I was robbed and gave up.

It is a Franchised gym, so some locations may have different experiences. I worked for an owner who owns most of the locations in the area. The job is easy for the most part, but you mostly just clean the facility and sell or save memberships. You do not really feel like a manager in any sense there. I personally was stuck working between 2 locations where in my absence while I was at the other location, I had no one properly taking care of the gym. I would always come back to a dirty gym with member issues ignored. Both gyms had this issue, and I was always catching the work back up. It was tiring. The owners did not care, and were some of the most unenthusiastic people to work for.  Rather than understand the problem, they were quick to blame instead. They also somehow expected you to magically enhance membership sales growth while we were stuck in the facility all day in a usually not so busy location of the city. The job paid little, and career advancement was non existent.  Pay was always late and was by check all the time, with taxes not being taken off properly. They also rescheduled me to the point where I had too little hours, making the pay even lower than it already was.
I would recommend any other gym to work at over this one, mainly because of the franchisee who owns most of them.  

I've been in several different management roles but this has been by far my favorite. Being a franchise all club locations have different owners; the owners of Anytime Fitness Angus go above and beyond anyone I've worked for in the past. They give you the freedom to make the decisions you see fit but the support to help you come to that decision in the first place. They believe in a proper work/life balance and never make you feel guilty for needing any time off. They always give you the support you in need in any day-to-day activity in the club and you never feel like you're in the job alone.

The job itself is very rewarding; I love coming into work every day. I get to bring my passion for health and fitness with me and share it with everyone who walks through that door. In a typical day I spend time on the computer, making phone calls, cleaning and spending time out on the floor with our members - I never get bored as there's always something interesting to keep me busy. I would highly recommend working at this location to anyone who loves fitness and people.

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Over all not a terrible place to work as a sales/gym manager. You are pressured to make sales and push sales on all potential members. When you do not meet the expectations then you would have a private meeting with your regional managers or they will call you out on the spot on your poor performance. A lot of sugarcoating and blanket type descriptions on promotions and membership agreements. Also pushing to upsell menberships with coaching and other additional features, that are expensive. 
You are basically on call 24/7 your phone is constantly going off, definitely a job where you take it home with you. 
If you are passionate about sales and the fitness industry and don't have much of a life outside work and the gym, youll love it. 

I have worked for anytime fitness for over a year now and have loved every second of it. The workplace is a relaxed community environment that is highly diverse and excepting.  Throughout my time with anytime fitness i always felt that my opinons were valued and that my contributions were recognized and awarded. I started with anytime fitness as a co-op student and my hard work was recognized by management and at the end of my term i received a promotion to my current role.  The management at anytime fitness cares so deeply for there team and loves seeing them succeed. One additional thing that i love about anytime fitness is the free gym membership and how you get to come into work every day knowing you are making a difference in peoples lives. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with anytime fitness and the team has provided me with countless opportunity to expand my knolege, develpe crear skills and overall grow and a working professional. 

Working at Anytime Fitness has been an incredible experience. The team of coaching managers is always supportive, ready to offer guidance, and quick to answer any questions. The workplace culture is outstanding, and I truly enjoy contributing to the positive, welcoming environment that defines the club.

Having transitioned from the retail and hospitality industries, I’ve learned so much not only about the fitness world but also about how to make a meaningful impact on others' lives. As a Coaching Sales Manager, I have the privilege of helping guide and support our members on their fitness journeys while ensuring that the club remains a clean, inviting space for all.

It’s rewarding to be part of a team that prioritizes both member success and fostering an uplifting community. I’m grateful for the growth opportunities and the chance to contribute to a workplace that values connection, support, and empowerment.

I had been a member at Anytime Fitness, Cornwall for a year, the manager at the time needed help for the month of December 2012. He decided to hire me as a seasonal employment, but since I was only in town for the month of December my employment only lasted till January 4th 2013 because I had to go back to Ottawa to continue my studies.  During this short period of time, I was responsible for signing up new members and selling products such as supplements, tanning lotion and clothes. I worked day to day basis with members, helping those who needed it with the equipment. On Saturdays I was the only staff present since the gym is opened 24/7 and regular business hours are 10-6 on weekdays and 9-1pm on Saturdays. Therefore Saturdays, I was also responsible to clean the gym and the equipment and to open up and lock up.  Although, I was employed by Anytime Fitness for a short period of time I greatly appreciate the opportunity for the experience that was given to me.

Was promised a lot when I applied and given the bare minimum. I brought in business as soon as I started (from my previous job), and proved myself more than capable of being a manager and working full time hours. The owner refused to give me full time hours, does not want to discuss wage increases with employees or offer fair compensation for the amount of work required and expected, and does not keep his employees in mind. No professionalism of having an employment contract to sign, with the outlined wage, responsibilities, and pay scale - or a non-compete clause. There are a lot more complaints I can make about how the business is run, but my bottom line is watch who you work for. During your interview don't be afraid to interview your potential boss as well, and make it clear that you would like to see and sign an employment contract before you start.

What started out as what looked like a solid place to work. It was interesting, learning the fitness industry and the such, but soon it soured. Menial tasks became the management's biggest priority, I guess because they knew there was nothing to do it. Tasks that they thought would take hours to do realistically took minutes. 

Come the summer, management would take roughly 8 weeks of vacation, and expected somebody they're paying minimum wage to run the place. It wasn't hard, not at all, but boring, and there was no incentive to perform beyond expectations as they would never pay more (how could they? the money was needed for their vacations). The 8 weeks in summer wasn't all of it, at least 10, maybe even 12 were taken over the course of the year. I suppose that's what happens when you buy your position and not earn in it in the typical management sense. Live and learn.

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