What is your gym pet peeve?
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Come on people- it's a pet peeve... It's allowed to be completely unreasonable and selfish.
For instance, I HATE (pet peeve) when people use the word "whiskers" to refer to a man's facial hair. It doesn't mean they don't have every right to call it whatever (stupid) thing they want. That's kinda the point of a pet peeve.9 -
Dirty old men telling you they are exercising their eyes.....ewww. I work at a gym and people talk to me non-stop "go home or work out" Im working, no really go home or work out and stop sweating on my desk...yuck!1
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People that use a machine and get up and walk around for 5 minutes between sets.0
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OMG that is one of the most annoying things to me!! People having conversations-usually on speakerphone too- while they are working out- No one wants to hear your conversation- stop talking so freaking loud!TheChrissyT wrote: »I go to the gym to be happy, so I'm rarely peeved. I can only remember being peeved one time when this lady was on her phone next to me having such a bitchy awful gossipy conversation. I just wanted to reach over and smack her on the mouth. Otherwise, even the phone wouldn't bother me. I just don't want to listen to the negative *kitten* while I'm in my happy place
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_incogNEATo_ wrote: »_incogNEATo_ wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »_incogNEATo_ wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »Packerjohn wrote: »fitgamercatlady wrote: »JustAnotherOneOfThoseGirls wrote: »as someone who works at a gym, I can probably give a different perspective. If you don't restack/put away your weight, the gym staff have to do it for you, and they will hate you with a burning passion. Weight-droppers - all you're doing is damaging the floor, which means the prices of memberships have to go up, as we have to cover the price of replacing/fixing the floor. Same goes for people who bang weights in to walls/mirrors/etc. People who leave the treadmills on an inclination of about 10+ degrees. People who leave blue roll/tissues (especially sweaty dirty ones) all over the floor. That one person who is always "just finishing up" when you're trying to lock up and keeps going for an extra 15-20 minutes. Like, you know when we close, please just leave, we're hungry and tired. Lastly, those people who NEVER leave, they're there all day, from opening til closing. Damn, rant over, didn't realise I had so many pent up issues :')
wait, don't you get paid to do all these things?
Our cleaning lady, Pat, gets paid to clean our office buildings, but that doesn't mean I go around leaving trash all over the ground.
so gym staff should complain about having to re-rack weights and clean up the place where they work at? Back when I worked in restaurants I had to clean up all kinds of nasty stuff, I did it because I got paid to do it.
When you eat in a fast food place do you take your trash and put it in the garbage can or do you just leave it? Sure someone will come around and clean up after you, but it is customary in a place like that to throw your trash away, just like it is customary to put your weights back.
so then what is the job of a "gym attendant"?
Putting weights back after *kitten* leave them on barbells, the floor, etc would be one of the things. A janitor has to clean a bathroom, that doesn't make it okay for someone to drop a deuce on the floor.
So racking a weight is to gym employee as picking up feces on the floor is to custodian/janitor?
A point that can be made for both is this: As a janitor/custodian, part of agreeing to the job is that accidents will happen and they may come into contact with stank logs on the floor. As a gym employee, part of agreeing to the job is keeping a tidy gym even when members don't rack the weights.
And a point we can agree on is people that don't put the weights back are *kitten*?
I'll back you 100% on that. Even to the point that I'll rack somebody else's weight if they leave it. However, the only point I'm trying to make is that gym staff can expect to do it as well and really don't have a leg to stand on as far as complaining about it goes (IMO).
It sounds like you are saying that people are not allowed to complain about an aspect of their job that they don't like just because that aspect is included in their jobs.
Originally, I was trying to determine WHAT the job of gym staff was and if that aspect was or was not included. People are allowed to complain about anything (as you can see from this post) so you'd be "hearing" me all wrong.
I worked in a gym once upon a time, and we did have some general cleaning tasks - wiping down mirrors, passing a broom over the floor (the cardio machines kick up a lot of dust bunnies), taking out the trash, keeping the counter neat - stuff like that. Yes, part of the job is putting away equipment (safety and legal aspect) and picking up any left behind trash. And yes, if there was a huge mess for some reason, we would have to handle that for safety reasons.
But when people enter into a contract with the gym, they agree to abide by the rules of the facility, which include re-racking your weights, wiping off equipment, placing trash in the proper receptacle, etc. Just because gym staff are present and do that as part of their jobs doesn't mean a member is not still bound by the agreement they made to clean up after themselves. And the people who do those things like leave their weights lying around or leave trash everywhere tend to do them consistently, not as a forgetful one-off. Management will pull people aside if a pattern of behavior has been established and may threaten to terminate membership if they don't knock it off, but there really isn't any acceptable excuse for a grown adult to be behaving in that manner in the first place.10 -
I just don't like ppl who confuse the gym with OKstupid/other dating/hookup site.
Creepers need to creep away.1 -
I was amused by the creepy guy who never worked out but would go get on equipment next to girls and use it for 2 minutes then freak out and run away. That was until I was his prey -____-0
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Ego's and people who come to socialize.0
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Packerjohn wrote: »fitgamercatlady wrote: »JustAnotherOneOfThoseGirls wrote: »as someone who works at a gym, I can probably give a different perspective. If you don't restack/put away your weight, the gym staff have to do it for you, and they will hate you with a burning passion. Weight-droppers - all you're doing is damaging the floor, which means the prices of memberships have to go up, as we have to cover the price of replacing/fixing the floor. Same goes for people who bang weights in to walls/mirrors/etc. People who leave the treadmills on an inclination of about 10+ degrees. People who leave blue roll/tissues (especially sweaty dirty ones) all over the floor. That one person who is always "just finishing up" when you're trying to lock up and keeps going for an extra 15-20 minutes. Like, you know when we close, please just leave, we're hungry and tired. Lastly, those people who NEVER leave, they're there all day, from opening til closing. Damn, rant over, didn't realise I had so many pent up issues :')
wait, don't you get paid to do all these things?
Our cleaning lady, Pat, gets paid to clean our office buildings, but that doesn't mean I go around leaving trash all over the ground.
so gym staff should complain about having to re-rack weights and clean up the place where they work at? Back when I worked in restaurants I had to clean up all kinds of nasty stuff, I did it because I got paid to do it.
When you eat in a fast food place do you take your trash and put it in the garbage can or do you just leave it? Sure someone will come around and clean up after you, but it is customary in a place like that to throw your trash away, just like it is customary to put your weights back.
so then what is the job of a "gym attendant"?
I don't care what their job description is, it doesn't give self-centered, inconsiderate people an excuse to be freaking pigs in the gym. Even if there are people who are paid to keep the gym neat, that doesn't make it okay to not unload your bars/rack your weights, leave dumbbells lying around when you're done with them, walk away from a sweat-soaked bench without wiping it down, etc. I don't care if the gym attendants are making a hundred bucks an hour, that still doesn't justify people being slobs. Not only is it a complete lack of common courtesy, it's a condescending attitude to deliberately leave messes and think "hey, it's their JOB to clean up after me!".
[ETA:] And yeah, it irritates me when I have to walk all over two floors of the gym to hunt down the dumbbells I need because the last slob couldn't be bothered to put them back where they belong.7 -
Packerjohn wrote: »fitgamercatlady wrote: »JustAnotherOneOfThoseGirls wrote: »as someone who works at a gym, I can probably give a different perspective. If you don't restack/put away your weight, the gym staff have to do it for you, and they will hate you with a burning passion. Weight-droppers - all you're doing is damaging the floor, which means the prices of memberships have to go up, as we have to cover the price of replacing/fixing the floor. Same goes for people who bang weights in to walls/mirrors/etc. People who leave the treadmills on an inclination of about 10+ degrees. People who leave blue roll/tissues (especially sweaty dirty ones) all over the floor. That one person who is always "just finishing up" when you're trying to lock up and keeps going for an extra 15-20 minutes. Like, you know when we close, please just leave, we're hungry and tired. Lastly, those people who NEVER leave, they're there all day, from opening til closing. Damn, rant over, didn't realise I had so many pent up issues :')
wait, don't you get paid to do all these things?
Our cleaning lady, Pat, gets paid to clean our office buildings, but that doesn't mean I go around leaving trash all over the ground.
so gym staff should complain about having to re-rack weights and clean up the place where they work at? Back when I worked in restaurants I had to clean up all kinds of nasty stuff, I did it because I got paid to do it.
When you eat in a fast food place do you take your trash and put it in the garbage can or do you just leave it? Sure someone will come around and clean up after you, but it is customary in a place like that to throw your trash away, just like it is customary to put your weights back.
so then what is the job of a "gym attendant"?
I don't care what their job description is, it doesn't give self-centered, inconsiderate people an excuse to be freaking pigs in the gym. Even if there are people who are paid to keep the gym neat, that doesn't make it okay to not unload your bars/rack your weights, leave dumbbells lying around when you're done with them, walk away from a sweat-soaked bench without wiping it down, etc. I don't care if the gym attendants are making a hundred bucks an hour, that still doesn't justify people being slobs. Not only is it a complete lack of common courtesy, it's a condescending attitude to deliberately leave messes and think "hey, it's their JOB to clean up after me!".
[ETA:] And yeah, it irritates me when I have to walk all over two floors of the gym to hunt down the dumbbells I need because the last slob couldn't be bothered to put them back where they belong.
I never said it gave anyone licences to do that. I was asking why people are getting bent out of shape when gym attendants are complaining about doing their job; assuming, that we area ll in agreement that, that is their job.0 -
Packerjohn wrote: »fitgamercatlady wrote: »JustAnotherOneOfThoseGirls wrote: »as someone who works at a gym, I can probably give a different perspective. If you don't restack/put away your weight, the gym staff have to do it for you, and they will hate you with a burning passion. Weight-droppers - all you're doing is damaging the floor, which means the prices of memberships have to go up, as we have to cover the price of replacing/fixing the floor. Same goes for people who bang weights in to walls/mirrors/etc. People who leave the treadmills on an inclination of about 10+ degrees. People who leave blue roll/tissues (especially sweaty dirty ones) all over the floor. That one person who is always "just finishing up" when you're trying to lock up and keeps going for an extra 15-20 minutes. Like, you know when we close, please just leave, we're hungry and tired. Lastly, those people who NEVER leave, they're there all day, from opening til closing. Damn, rant over, didn't realise I had so many pent up issues :')
wait, don't you get paid to do all these things?
Our cleaning lady, Pat, gets paid to clean our office buildings, but that doesn't mean I go around leaving trash all over the ground.
so gym staff should complain about having to re-rack weights and clean up the place where they work at? Back when I worked in restaurants I had to clean up all kinds of nasty stuff, I did it because I got paid to do it.
When you eat in a fast food place do you take your trash and put it in the garbage can or do you just leave it? Sure someone will come around and clean up after you, but it is customary in a place like that to throw your trash away, just like it is customary to put your weights back.
so then what is the job of a "gym attendant"?
I don't care what their job description is, it doesn't give self-centered, inconsiderate people an excuse to be freaking pigs in the gym. Even if there are people who are paid to keep the gym neat, that doesn't make it okay to not unload your bars/rack your weights, leave dumbbells lying around when you're done with them, walk away from a sweat-soaked bench without wiping it down, etc. I don't care if the gym attendants are making a hundred bucks an hour, that still doesn't justify people being slobs. Not only is it a complete lack of common courtesy, it's a condescending attitude to deliberately leave messes and think "hey, it's their JOB to clean up after me!".
[ETA:] And yeah, it irritates me when I have to walk all over two floors of the gym to hunt down the dumbbells I need because the last slob couldn't be bothered to put them back where they belong.
I never said it gave anyone licences to do that. I was asking why people are getting bent out of shape when gym attendants are complaining about doing their job; assuming, that we area ll in agreement that, that is their job.
Everyone gripes about their job. Even if you love your job, there are portions of it or times that something about it annoys you. But I do agree that common courtesy should be adhered to. Just like if someone goes to a fast food place, they should clear the table that they sat at. Don't leave the empty food boxes and dirty napkins sitting there.3 -
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The guy with a shorts 3 sizes too small, that shows his junk off when he exercises.0
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People who load up the bar with weight only to barely do one rep with terrible range of motion0
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the guy that does tai chi moves in front of the barbells. the treadmills/stair climbers that have broken tvs (If I have to do cardio, I at least want to binge watch something mindless... like HGTV or food network)!0
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The creeper hogging a machine to check out the women2
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- not wiping down the equipment - really I don't want to sit on someone else's butt sweat
- Someone walking too close to my bar when I'm mid-squat, OHP, BP, etc.0 -
Crossfit rowers.0
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People having private discussions in the spa areas. Really don't want to know about your grandchild bedwetting, son thinks he's picked up a std ( what sort of person tells their mother that anyway?). Or what sort of takeaway you want to pick up on way home. Either keep discussions general if you must talk, or shut up.0
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I have just one issue, and it's true for EVERY GYM!
It's that naked old guy in every locker room in every gym. He's always there...
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Selfie taking social media denziens who's online personas, which will always contain "_lifts" or "_fit", bear little resemblance to what they can actually do in the gym.1
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Selfie taking social media denziens who's online personas, which will always contain "_lifts" or "_fit", bear little resemblance to what they can actually do in the gym.
But if you don't post your workout selfies on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter the workout doesn't count, amirite?1 -
Cutaway_Collar wrote: »Having to work out with people who look like they just got out of jail
If not for my darling wife, I'd have never left Equinox. That's what happens when women enter your lives, fellas.
Those people are probably doing the most work in the place.2 -
The weird naked old men in the lockerroom. Not sure why they need to be naked, with a towel over their shoulder after drinking coffee for 2 hours. People in the free weight room. Gym is a big healthcare complex. Doctors offices, pool, local college basketball amd volleyball teams play there. Free weight room is tiny. No deadlift platform and only 1 squat rack so I just hate seeing people in there.0
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There's one dude that does bicep curls in the power rack. UGH. Get...OUT!!
Oh...and back at home (Australia), there was a guy who would pretend to work out and perve obviously. And his excitement was.....obvious. Bike shorts. He made a few lewd comments and got banned for life, so he hung around the outside of the gym...
I believe someone called the cops on him.We have a woman that runs/skips sideways on the treadmill, she always goes right next to people, never to the 10 open treadmills. So while you are running/walking she is dead staring at you so she can skip sideways. It irks me to no end.
Oh. Dear. Lord. I'd be making ridiculous faces/gestures at her.2 -
My biggest pet peeve is people that hover around you when you're using any piece of equipment. And instead of being courteous and asking how many sets you have left, they just stare at you. Go away please! Also, like many of you, I dislike when people don't unrack their weights or when they don't strip the bar. I may be able to unload it for you, but I really didn't feel like getting an additional warm up in before my workout :0!1
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Perfect, but seems to be ignored.jessiferrrb wrote: »https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/tools-and-samples/job-descriptions/pages/cms_001605.aspx
Summary/Objective
The fitness attendant instructs recreation center patrons in the effective use of a wide variety of cardio and fitness equipment, monitors orderly operation of the fitness room, and provides routine maintenance to fitness equipment.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Assists in the development of division health and wellness programs. Maintains health records on all fitness room users. Ensures center rules, safety standards and sanitation requirements are followed. Assists in the emergency action plan implementation.
Provides customer assistance as needed. Provides instruction to patrons in the proper use of the facility equipment to include cardiovascular equipment. Monitors fitness room to ensure smooth flow of patrons through exercise circuits. Performs routine daily maintenance tasks such as cleaning equipment, filing fitness cards and minor repairs on facility equipment.
Documents and reports all accidents and incidents in the fitness room. Aids patrons in daily operation of equipment and answers questions concerning operation of equipment. Documents and reports all equipment malfunctions and safety hazards to center administrator. Schedules orientations for patrons. Assists in the inventory and requisitioning of supplies and parts for the fitness room.
Competencies
Collaboration Skills.
Customer/Client Focus.
Communication Proficiency.
Ethical Conduct.
Supervisory Responsibility
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Work Environment
This job operates in a gym and in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines and standard gym equipment, like weights, weight machines, treadmills, stationary bikes, ellipticals and other similar machines.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.
The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 200 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand, including weekends and some holidays.
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People who fart the whole time they are at the gym. Vegans im looking at you.0
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Also people that use cardio equipment when its not raining. (most likely vegans)0
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