Got Hired, started the training process, never got payed for the training. - Personal Trainer Equinox Employee Review

2.0
Nov 18, 2014
Recommend
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Pros

Fancy gym, a lot of equipment.

Cons

No life balance, everyone is so stuck up , no schedule, low salary, work work work. I got hired, started the training process which you get payed for however I decided to not work there because they wanted me to quit my other job to be there all the time and I had told them since the beginning i couldn't. They said they would still pay me for the training process however NEVER got payed!

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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