My burnout doesn't come from the training. I love that side of it, although I've only been doing it a couple of years now. Maybe that will change. My burnout comes from management and the stress of numbers numbers numbers. If you hit 7k in sales, they think you should have done 8. If you hit 8, they think you should have done 9. It never seems to be enough. On top of that are the qualifiers you have to hit to earn your top training hour percentage. First is the overall sales number. Then you also have to have at least $750 of that number be in supplements. And finally, you have to have 5 trainer guests come in with your pass in hand. If they don't have the pass, you don't get credit. And you have to keep an eye on that, because if someone comes in with your pass they won't put them on the guest log right away. If they can't upsell the person into a full membership, they will often just toss your pass and not log them in as a guest. Their closing numbers stay high, and you get screwed.
Another stress comes from being a single dad, and hating the fact that my son is home by himself until I can get in sometime after 8pm. Then having to make sure he's eaten and homework is done and things are set for the next day. I recently resigned the weekend manager position because I simply wasn't spending enough time with him and it was starting to affect his school and attitude.
So, after some deliberation, I've decided to look for opportunities within physical therapy/sports performance clinics. There are a TON of these type of places in the Phoenix area. I may not have the possibility of making as much money as I could in a commercial setting, but I believe that I will enjoy it a lot more. And I believe the experience could be invaluable.
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