Walking out on a fitness class/instructor???

Michelle_Padgett13

What I don't understand is the ragequit. I don't get it when people have a bad experience on the forums, then decide to quit the WHOLE WEBSITE. Isn't that cutting off your nose to spite your face? Just don't come back to the thread that blew up maybe? Is it that hard to ignore a forum post?

PS She was late and didn't have to do pushups or wait for permission to join the class? My sabumnim is doing it wrong. :laugh:

b2xv

My goodness. I've been a long-term lurker on My Fitness Pal and I couldn't help but join this thread. The replies are just redonkulous.
There must be a lot of psychics on here....

Here is my 2 cents...

1. I am assuming the OP posted here because she does not know the proper etiquettes of a class....Had she known, she would have known she would be attacked here and would not be posting here.

2. Seeing that there were late students in the first class shows that the instructor herself had not set proper rules on being late. This showed the OP being late was not an issue.

3. According to the above #2, it was not a proper martial arts class (instructor had not set rules, treated other late students kindly without ignorance) thus martial arts etiquettes/respect/discipline would not apply here. If it was, OP would not be confused and would know what to expect.

4. Since there were no rules set, we were taught growing up "better late than never" at school and growing up. She thought it was better to be late than to miss a full class. What's the big deal? I would respect her for at least trying. 3 strikes - you're OUT! This was her 1st strike..but then again...lousy instructor did not set any rules. What do you expect then?

5. @ rage quit -- What's the problem here? We were taught to walk away from fights. At least she didn't sit here and quarrel her life away with people who are constantly attacking her. She probably has a life and left. Ever heard that saying? "It's better to walk away." In real life, a person who does this is more successful than those who stay and argue about non-sense.

I am sure the instructor set the proper rules, OP would not have showed up or would have known what to expect. Here it shows that the instructor is extremely lousy. She did not set rules for her class, she treated certain students differently. The OP is absolutely correct for feeling like she is being attacked the this instructor.

I can see why OP is upset. She probably never been to a class this unprofessional and wanted others opinion on the arrogant behaviour of this instructor. If it was me and I saw an instructor do this without setting rules to her class, I would quit as well.

VelveteenArabian

Lateness is often forgiven for first classes. Sometimes it takes time to register a person, fill out paperwork, pay, etc. Newcomers don't always know to budget time for that.

3dogsrunning

My goodness. I've been a long-term lurker on My Fitness Pal and I couldn't help but join this thread. The replies are just redonkulous.
There must be a lot of psychics on here....

Here is my 2 cents...

1. I am assuming the OP posted here because she does not know the proper etiquettes of a class....Had she known, she would have known she would be attacked here and would not be posting here.

2. Seeing that there were late students in the first class shows that the instructor herself had not set proper rules on being late. This showed the OP being late was not an issue.

3. According to the above #2, it was not a proper martial arts class (instructor had not set rules, treated other late students kindly without ignorance) thus martial arts etiquettes/respect/discipline would not apply here. If it was, OP would not be confused and would know what to expect.

4. Since there were no rules set, we were taught growing up "better late than never" at school and growing up. She thought it was better to be late than to miss a full class. What's the big deal? I would respect her for at least trying. 3 strikes - you're OUT! This was her 1st strike..but then again...lousy instructor did not set any rules. What do you expect then?

5. @ rage quit -- What's the problem here? We were taught to walk away from fights. At least she didn't sit here and quarrel her life away with people who are constantly attacking her. She probably has a life and left. Ever heard that saying? "It's better to walk away." In real life, a person who does this is more successful than those who stay and argue about non-sense.

I am sure the instructor set the proper rules, OP would not have showed up or would have known what to expect. Here it shows that the instructor is extremely lousy. She did not set rules for her class, she treated certain students differently. The OP is absolutely correct for feeling like she is being attacked the this instructor.

I can see why OP is upset. She probably never been to a class this unprofessional and wanted others opinion on the arrogant behaviour of this instructor. If it was me and I saw an instructor do this without setting rules to her class, I would quit as well.

I guess OP could rage quit and start a new account but it would have been just as easy and make more sense to stop coming back to this thread instead.

I'm also not a fan of the "better late than never" either but we will have to agree to disagree. On a lot.