As if you had any intention of getting to the gym in this heat this week, but if you're a New York member of Equinox, find something else to do this Friday between 12-4pm, because you won't be spending time at the gym. That's because the fitness club is shutting down during those hours so employees can partake in a company picnic.
Sure, it's nice to reward your hardworking staff with some cucumber sandwiches and unsweetened iced tea and all, but does this strike anyone else as the most dick move to members – who pay somewhere between $150-$200/month for membership – just so corporate can rally the troops? (Especially at locations with pools?)
If not, consider a couple of these other scenarios:
1) Staples shutting down in the middle of the day so headquarters can screen motivational training videos for employees, then sending them off with gift bags stocked with manila envelopes and not one, but two boxes of paperclips.
2) Another Starbucks "outage," with all employees in NYC required to report to Central Park, from 8am-12pm, for team building exercising, liking falling backward into a fellow barista's arms. Yes, this means NO COFFEE FOR YOU.
Couldn't Equinox, say, complete their corporate picnic in two shifts, with half the staffers attending one of two outings? Your other alternatives are welcome.
The Equinox notice to members, below.
Editorial Director
Hey, everyone needs a break and time to bond with their fellow employees. As long as all members were given enough notice, they should be able to plan accordingly. Besides, they weren't closed all day.
What a mean spirited post! Anyone who posts comments on jossip for a living is too poor to work out at equinox anyway.
Go back to the YWCA where you belong b*tch
I actually work at an Equinox - so I will only say this - Equinox is open everyday of the year - including major holidays - this means Christmas, Thnaksgiving etc. This is the only voluntary "closing" of the club…and it's only for a short period of time.