Massage Therapist - Licensed Massage Therapist Massage Envy Employee Review

2.0
14 July 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

hardly ever slow, clients always coming through the door. Good place to get experience. Coworkers can be fun, but sometimes they hire crazy therapists, who have serious personality problems, but they usually dont last long because they cannot build repeat clients.

Cons

Not well managed at the front desk. Very high turnover, causing constant mistakes and frustrations for clients and therapists. They hire very young front desk, pay them nothing, and then expect top tier sales results, and have at times resorted to immature abusive tactics like taking their chairs away and making them stand all day & forcing them to come in at 7 am every saturday for demoralizing sales meetings for weeks on end. They have no dedicated scheduler, or customer service agents, the sales staff at the front have to try and play too many roles and it often results in issues. It is an ok job being a massage therapist here, but they are very cheap on raises here, even for their top therapists who make them money. There is a high turn over rate in management as well, as there seems to be way to much micromanaging that makes the current manager feel unappreciated, undermined, and overwhelmed, managers last about a year maybe 2 here. Good place to get experience, then move on.

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5.0
9 June 2026
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Pros

We have consistent hours available

Cons

The only thing I can think of

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Massage Envy Response
2w
Thank you for your positive review. We're thrilled to hear that your experience as an employee in a Massage Envy franchised location was a positive one.
1.0
4 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

I can not think of any pros and that will never change. Just find a better place to work and don’t submit to a corporate contract that has the potential to last 10 years in some circumstances.

Cons

As a therapist, I experienced very unethical work situations including front desk and management lying to clients about me being injured due to mistakes they made in scheduling. At one point the location I worked at had a big roach infestation where I had a roach run a crossed my massage table before brining a client back. As I said before, not this place isn’t clean. It was so bad I witnessed a former employee walk out over it. Massage envy has a 6 page, very unethical non compete that you have to sign before working. Parts of it says I can not work with any former co workers for 10 years after leaving. It states after leaving your unable to work in your home county. I witnessed multiple therapist leave go work a mile down the road from massage envy and work with 3 former coworkers all in one spa. The treatment I faced when I left was the most unfair, unethical, unprofessional experience I will ever have. And now, a month after I’ve left, the owner is asking I sign more paperwork limiting me even more…. Not to mention the drama between co workers being ridiculous and management allows therapist to go out the back door and smoke pot and then it smell smells in the clinic. Incident reports were made, but nothing was ever done to that therapist. Never, never work at any massage franchise especially this place.

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Massage Envy Response
2mo
As a whole, we believe franchisees aim to deliver a positive experience to their employees and we recognize that you didn't feel you received that. Locations are independently owned and operated, so the employment experience that each provides is unique. If you'd like to share any additional details with us via email to meemployeebrand@MassageEnvy.com, we'll pass them along to the franchisee.
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