Things You Apparently Can't Do as a Gym Employee
(Or: Why I've Been a Labourer for Three Years)
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Sling “black market Russian preworkout” that’s actually just crushed up pez with a little creatine in it.
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Pitch “men's’ yoga pants day” as a solution for company morale.
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Start a rumor that the rival gym down the road gives out free soylent as a membership incentive.
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Install a fake “lunk alarm” over the Olympic platforms. Livestream the reactions.
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Address teens as “broccoli head”.
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Pitch a “special event fifa themed group workout sponsored by gymshonk” to capitalize on the fifa hype. It’s actually just me, in a brand name tracksuit and trainers, drunkenly beating the piss out of everyone with a 2 X 4.
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Attempt to pitch anything even remotely St. Patrick’s Day related after that.
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Dress as a carbohydrate for Halloween.
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Hack the stereo system so the overhead speakers play nothing but 90’s riot grrrl for the entire month of June.
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Deliberately sneeze on everyone who only came back after the vaccine requirement was lifted.
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Run a bootcamp. Subcontract theater students to actually teach it. Make them compete to be the one who gets paid by doing their best Sergeant Hartman impressions.
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Set up a selfie station; charge for use.