membership sales

studio assistant

studio manager

marketing specialist

sales associate

Perspire Sauna Studio

A typical day involved assisting members, maintaining studio cleanliness, managing appointments, handling sales, and addressing operational issues as they arose. I learned valuable customer service, sales, and problem-solving skills while working with a diverse client base. The most enjoyable part of the job was building relationships with members and helping create a positive experience for them.

The most challenging part of the job was dealing with ongoing operational and maintenance issues while trying to meet expectations with limited support. In my experience, management communication was often inconsistent, and there was a lack of transparency regarding workplace concerns, employee development, and opportunities for advancement. The workplace culture had positive aspects due to the team and clients, but morale was negatively impacted by communication challenges and unresolved concerns. Overall, the studio has potential, but stronger leadership, clearer communication, and greater investment in employees would improve the work environment significantly.

Management is the worst. They have schedules that accommodate the more favored employees. An example would be when another employee was discussing their schedule, and they wanted to let me know how the manager wouldn't have them work weekends because that's when the specific employee likes to "go out." There are roaches daily; some have fallen through the ceiling cracks onto the floor before me.  They don't clean the saunas thoroughly. They don't clean their cold towel bucket. There isn't a microwave because the "break room" is where they keep all the towels, and there is one stool to sit on back there. There is no fridge to store your lunch because they are mini-fridges. The security is awful here because they still use a key to open/lock the front door. When there aren't enough keys, the manager asks the employees to hide them in public in the bushes or outside for the employee in the morning. Good luck if you get sick; they are never sure you have sick hours! It's a glorified cleaning job of 99% cleaning and 1% selling/pitching memberships. BEWARE OF PERSPIRE. Employee turnover is insane. 

The service and client experience are excellent, which makes it disappointing that the management does not always reflect the same standards.

Management frequently emphasized accountability, communication, and professionalism from employees, but those expectations were not modeled by leadership. Constructive feedback tended to flow in one direction, and employees were often expected to accept criticism without being given the same opportunity to voice concerns.

The workplace could feel overly critical at times, with mistakes receiving more attention than successes. Rather than fostering growth and collaboration, this often created an environment where employees felt they needed to protect themselves rather than seek support.

I appreciated the experience and the relationships I built with clients, but the leadership approach ultimately made the position difficult to recommend to others seeking a healthy and supportive work environment.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Amazing co workers, although employees typically do not stay long. I have met some truly wonderful people though!

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
No structure, little communication, long hours in intense heat, frequent shifts working by yourself in the intense heat, you deal with more bio hazardous body fluids than just sweat (stool, blood, ect), extremely high staff turnover rate.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Tense at times, and lot of "not knowing " due to severe lack of communication 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
It is nice setting up private rooms for people, helping create a relaxing experience for individuals.  Each sauna is flipped and disinfected thoroughly between sessions. It can be very easy to allow yourself to get dehydrated throughout the work day, and can be hard to take necessary breaks due to full appointment schedules.

Management was just an extreme mess. I applied with the availability 9-5 and was told it was perfect and exactly what they needed. The second training ended, my schedule was over half closings and openings. I stuck out 2 months constantly communicating how I couldn't keep this up and kept being told they would honor their word the next scheduling cycle. It never happened until I burned out and had to quit. I can't even accurately explain how many rounds of them actively lying to me and not caring how my life was being affected there were. People are quitting there left and right and it's so obvious why, but they aren't willing to work with their employees. Was absolutely crazy, never had managers who cared so little about the people whose lives they affect.  

This is the kind of position that is appropriate for someone that doesn't have experience. If you have bills to pay, look elsewhere. There's only 3 days notice with the schedule but owner expects a month's notice for time off requests. Schedule is not consistent, so you'll find yourself needing to swap shifts often. This can be difficult if you have more than one job. Your shifts will rarely overlap, so you'll handle front desk and other responsibilities mostly on your own. Forget about taking a lunch break. Although there is some commission on sales, a lot of opportunities are missed as your time will be spent primarily on cleaning the saunas between guests. Don't even think about asking for a raise, vacation, or promotion, and don't expect accountability. If you become incapacitated due to illness, you might find yourself without a job when you've recovered.

I’d either open at 6:45 or on weekends 8:00 til 2 other days I would work 2-9:10-9:20 or 2-9:20-9:50. I improved my customer service and experience skills and made my skill of truly getting to know our clients and create relationships with them..they all knew my name I knew their’s & we’d catch up on life and pick up on conversations from last time we saw one another. It taught me how to tolerate working for a manager who is unbelievably fact and not a good person at all thru in and out. Favors employees over others, praises ones more than others and so on. I was really feeling the new employees coming in the team they were not friendly, outgoing even when I went out of my way to do so for them. 

Work is really mindless and easy if you have had previous experience in hospitality, retail, or any job that required cleaning and organization skills. Previous management before the current was terrible, overworked me, and was very passive-aggressive when I requested days off. The work is very physically demanding and can be overwhelming if the day is fully booked when you are the only studio assistant scheduled. Depending on the location, a vast amount of clients are not COVID conscious and masks are not required to enter the building. On the bright side, free sauna sessions with a guest are a benefit as an employee.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Free membership is the only thing worth it. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Everything. I think the view on this job and company varies location to location, and this one is horrible. 
Leadership and owners make this stressful when in reality the job is very straightforward. 

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Toxic, disorganized, depressing. 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Selling memberships, cleaning and making phone calls (lots of phone calls) and be prepared to be yelled at by customers and reprimanded by management/owners constantly. Uncomfortable and toxic environment.

-I believe I learned quite literally nothing from this job. 
-I have serious concerns about the management's approach to employee well-being and work-life balance. There seems to be a prioritization of customer service above the safety and comfort of employees, which has led to situations where I felt unsafe and unsupported. Additionally, my experience requesting time off for personal reasons was met with punitive action in the form of significantly reduced hours. This response not only disregards the personal needs of employees but also creates a hostile and retaliatory work environment.
-Most enjoyed part is the free sauna membership 



Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Membership sales 2 salaries reported	$15.50 per hour
Studio assistant 1 salary reported	$14.25 per hour
Studio manager 1 salary reported	$57,500 per year
Marketing specialist 1 salary reported	$20.26 per hour
Sales associate 2 salaries reported	$16.00 per hour

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