Great if you love telemarketing, wearing many hats for little ROI, and turning every day into a "Membership Special"
Pros
Nice amenities for working out. If you end up working for a great manager, that is also a perk. Co-workers are usually pretty cool as well.
Cons
Ultimately, due to the grand expense of building these mega-clubs, there is a lot of pressure to make many, many, phone calls to sell memberships - even after usual family dinner hours. The calls are tracked and timed to ensure you are actually leaving messages or speaking to someone. If you don't get to your 80 calls daily (100+ during "calling parties" twice monthly) you will be reprimanded in some way that affects your pay. You will also have to set a specific amount of appointments, which will also be confirmed via a phone call to the prospective member. You will also be responsible for each of your new members meeting with a trainer within a set time frame. You will also need to manage customer service and changes to memberships. Be prepared for five weekly team meetings in the middle of the day, and at least two one-on-one weekly meetings with your manager. You will also be responsible for managing paperwork to explain how you "manage your business", although it ultimately is managed the way they tell you to manage it. You will of course have a monthly goal to meet and need to draft a plan explaining how you plan to reach that goal by end of month. Be prepared to brush up on your referral skills because you will also be required to obtain and submit two referrals for each membership you sell. These will need to be entered the same day you sell a new membership. Outside prospecting is also required because at least 50% of your membership business is expected to be "self-generated". Finally, be patient, because you will more than likely need to tolerate a (-) change in your pay structure more often than you'd expect.
