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On average, employees at Bally Total Fitness give their company a 3.9 rating out of 5.0 - which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest Bally Total Fitness employees are General Managers submitting an average rating of 4.2 and Sales Managers with a rating of 4.1.

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3.9
Average Rating
(based on 46 Bally Total Fitness Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.7
Growth Opportunities
3.5
People You Work With
4.4
Person You Work For
4.2
Rewards You Receive
3.6
Support You Get
3.6
Way You Work
4.2
Work Setting
4.1
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Personal Trainer

"My first full-time personal training job."

What do you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"I liked my co-workers."

What don't you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"I didn't like the lack of sales training."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Help trainers on selling techniques."

General Manager

"Excellent company to for entry level and growth opportunities."

What do you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"What I liked most about Bally is being able to feel good knowing that I contributed to assisting gym members accomplish their fitness goals."

What don't you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"Every place of employment has both pros and cons about the atmosphere; however, I must admit that I really loved my job. There was nothing that I did not like about the job."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.9
Bally Total Fitness (92)

4.3 Highest Rated in this Industry is Retro Fitness (5)
2.7 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Insurity Group (9)
3.7 Average of All Companies in this Industry (1,828)
CAD Operator

"You will never give enough to this company to make them happy."

What do you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"Other employees are great people."

What don't you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"Micromanaged to death by 3 or more bosses daily"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"People work better when they feel their bosses trust them to do their job in a timely manner."

Personal Trainer

"It was a good job."

Personal Trainer

"I was a part time employee"

What do you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"the flexible hours, my supervisor Jim Don, pretty good facilities"

What don't you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"The sales aspect of how they conduct business. Employees could use more support in terms of the company assisting with continued education."

Assistant Manager

What do you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"The atmosphere."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Look at competitors first."

What don't you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"The pay, and hours."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Learn better sale's strtegies."

Fitness Club Manager

"Exellent work environment for experience, knowledge, growth, and conpensation"

What do you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"Bally's was fun,fast pace, I enjoyd making relationships not only with employees but also with customers."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Have confidence of yourself, you will be received as a family member coming home."

What don't you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"I was uncomfortable how at times as a Bally manager We were required to work extra hours and or come in at odd times of the day."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"As a Manager is not about one self, its about the team, working together to a purpose and or goal. Its not what I could do, its about what we can do."

Personal Trainer

"job to express talent"

What do you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"I like the flexibility of the schedule"

What don't you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"I don't like the inconsistency"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"offer more training and incentives"

Receptionist

"I Loved Bally total fitness because of the members and my coworkers but I wasnt making enough money there."

What do you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"The members and the whole staff was great."

What don't you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"I worked there for 3 years and I barely got a raise. The money wasnt good."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"To Pay your workers accordingly."

Sales Representative

"First job after college. and complimented my wants to work in a gym."

What do you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"Could work out whenever I wanted!"

What don't you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"No structure."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More structure, more visits to club, and talk to employees."

Office Administrator

"This Company is having Financial Reorgainization Currently."

What do you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"The location of my curremt employers was close to home."

What don't you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"I was able to have free membership to the Gym."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I would hope they would promote with in."

Marketing Manager

"No opportunity right now"

What do you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"Career growth"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Stay away for now. Chapter 11 and major downsizing"

What don't you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"Chapter 11 and major layoffs."

Personal Trainer

"great learning experience to grow in corporate world"

What do you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"Met different people with different lifestyle which enabled me to think fast and adapt to change quickly."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"You have to be capable of working a fast pace sales environment and have an outgoing attitude"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Promote those that have benefited the company positively"

Personal Trainer

"The position had a great deal of potential and I enjoyed much of it, but financial and other compensations were scarce thus forcing me to regretably resign."

What do you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"I loved the people with whom I worked and the opportunity to help people with their health and fitness goals and was enticed by the potential to earn a lucrative salary."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Remember to think realistically. This is a very difficult, extremely time-consuming job. It is true that you can make a lucrative living through Bally, but you have to have the right personality and stamina to start your own sales-based business in very difficult economic times."

What don't you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"The salary and benefits that I actually did receive were inadequate for me to survive."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I have no qualms with the management, nor with the way that the company is run. They invested a great deal of time into making me a more valuable employee. I attribute my struggle to make ends meet primarily to the state of the economy. However, if I were to make one suggestion it would be that management invest in more positive reinforcement (rewards for good performance) as opposed to negative reinforcement (punishment for not reaching standards)."

General Manager

"A great place for learning about retail sales organization"

What do you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"flexibility of home and work"

What don't you like about working at Bally Total Fitness?

"opportunities to move up in company limited"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"cultivate leaders and keep them happy"

Bally Total Fitness Reviews FAQs

Is Bally Total Fitness a good company to work for?

Bally Total Fitness has an overall rating of 3.9 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 46 Bally Total Fitness Review Ratings left anonymously by Bally Total Fitness employees, which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 96% of employees would recommend working at Bally Total Fitness.

Does Bally Total Fitness pay their employees well?

Bally Total Fitness employees earn $36,000 annually on average, or $17 per hour, which is 45% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 3 Bally Total Fitness employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find Bally Total Fitness Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at Bally Total Fitness?

96% of employees would recommend working at Bally Total Fitness with the overall rating of 3.9 out of 5. Employees also rated Bally Total Fitness 3.7 out of 5 for Company Culture, 3.6 for Rewards You Receive, 3.5 for Growth Opportunities and 3.6 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at Bally Total Fitness?

According to our data, the highest paying job at Bally Total Fitness is a CIO at $225,000 annually. Browse Bally Total Fitness Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at Bally Total Fitness?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at Bally Total Fitness is a Front Desk Attendant at $14,000 annually. Browse Bally Total Fitness Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at Bally Total Fitness?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at Bally Total Fitness to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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