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      Discover Strength Reviews

      3.9

      61% would recommend to a friend

      (42 total reviews)

      Luke Carlson

      76% approve of CEO

      60% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.2

      Diversity and inclusion

      3.9

      Culture and values

      3.7

      Senior management

      3.7

      Career opportunities

      3.6

      Compensation and benefits

      3.2

      Work/Life balance

      Discover Strength has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 42 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Discover Strength employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Personal consumer services industry (3.6 stars).

      Reviews by job title

      42 reviews
      2.0
      2 Feb 2022

      Great benefits, horrible work environment.

      Personal trainer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Discover Strength pays generally way for personal training, offers good benefits, and gives you the opportunity for growth.

      Cons

      They tell you that work life balance is great, but I quickly found out that was not the case. Outside work and extra meetings are always thrown onto your calendar without notice. They never asked what my preferred availability was when it came to scheduling after training was over, this was very frustrating because they say it's a very professional job but don't necessarily treat you as such. Many of the other trainers are very masculine white males and create a generally uncomfortable atmosphere for those that are female, LGBTQ, minorities, etc. If you're not the typical gym/sports junkie, they don't really give you their time of day. Also, during the interview process, they would tell you when the next interview was, and if you couldn't make that time work, then you were out of luck. This was absolutely unprofessional on their part to only have one day/time that they are willing to do an interview.

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      Discover Strength Response
      4y
      Thank you for taking the time to write this review. We take current and past employees' feedback very seriously. We are relentless about making the employee experience the best place to work (especially for personal trainers). We would like to address just a couple of your "cons" above: None of our trainers work more than a 40-hour workweek including meetings (unless they prefer to). This is much different than the vast majority of the industry as many trainers will train from 6 am-6 pm (or whenever the client would like to train). The description of the employees above does not seem to represent our diverse and inclusive employees which is evidenced by 29% of our employees are females, 60% of our leadership positions are females, and 22% of our training staff are minorities. Thank you again for your feedback and we wish you the best in your future career.
      2.0
      8 Apr 2019

      Worth considering

      Trainer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      The trainers are high quality, well educated, and very professional. There is a huge emphasis on perpetual improvement. You will learn a lot working here, and you will be pretty good at your job. The exercise equipment is cool. Fast-paced environment could be a pro or con. Can be a very fun, rewarding job for the right personality. Long-term trainers that build a following can earn a decent income - you control your wage (or level) to some extent by completing certain objectives/education. Trainers don't need to find their own clients and don't work on commission.

      Cons

      Stressful work environment, especially considering the compensation. Management is dogmatic with business and training ideology and worships negative feedback to a fault. They want a particular personality for their trainers, and their strategy to get it is "hire fast, fire often", despite claiming they will take/keep anyone that fits their core values. Most clients are returning customers and they tend to prefer the veteran trainers - this is normal in training but creates an awkward dynamic when trainers share clients. Pay is per session completed. Some paychecks are big, but it difficult to budget especially if you aren't single. Not recommended as a job for primary earners.

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      Discover Strength Response
      7y
      Thank you for sharing the above feedback. We are very committed to living the company Core Values and admittedly, this culture isn’t for everyone. Our philosophy around hiring has always been, “Hire slow, fire fast,” evidenced by our 4-step interview process. We do this because we think people are the most important element of the business. We are always looking for the “right person” (meaning, the person is a Core Value fit) and also strive to put people in the “right seat” (meaning, they have a job description/roles that they can excel at). Although compensation is primarily based on the number of client sessions trained (which is the industry norm), the compensation plan (1) allows each trainer to create his or her raises and (2) has resulted in our personal trainers becoming among the top earners in the industry (first year trainers makes on average, 45k, second year trainers make 52k, and 70k+ after year four). A benefit of employment at Discover Strength is that trainers don’t have to find their own clients; we fill each trainer’s schedules with clients.
      3.0
      6 June 2025

      Good for recent college graduates

      Exercise physiologist
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business outlook

      Pros

      Good work tools like mindbody and google docs for easy work flow.

      Cons

      You will work more than 40 hours a week if you're full-time. You will be expected to participate in all of the mandatory fun and company culture stuff, read self help books on the side and obtain extra certifications. In fact, this is the only way you will receive a raise. No matter what they say you are expected to be reachable and have to do work here and there on your days off. The insurance coverage is mid.

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