Massage envy does not care about their employees. - Front Desk Sales Associate Massage Envy Employee Review

2.0
Jul 19, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Front desk employees receive free and discounted massages. Full time hours were 40+ and part timers got a full 20. The massage therapists and estheticians are great people to work with.

Cons

Managers/owners at Massage Envy Asheville NC only care about your membership sales. To sell a membership you have to recite a script word for word that's "guaranteed to sell," but if the guest doesn't sign up, it's your fault for being 3 or 4 words off. When you do sell a membership, there's almost no recognition. Their only concern is how to get you to make your next sale and why you didn't make the sale before it. They say you will earn commission, but you only earn commission if your sales are above exactly 25%. If you reach 25% they just try to get you to increase your sales. They micromanage every 15 minutes of every hour of your day, telling you when it's time to do laundry/pull charts/make phone calls/vacuum the halls/wipe things down. For every guest you need to do a 15 minute intake process and paperwork to find the guest's "need for massage" and challenge their objections to find ways to get them to say yes. If you're not able to keep up with the hourly checklist or guest paperwork because you're talking with a guest or answering phone calls, they ask why your membership sales don't reflect that. A lot of days you're unable to take your 30 minute lunch break because there's too much going on in the clinic to keep up with. Turnover rate is very high because the pay is so low and they ask so much. One of the owners is very condescending, especially to female employees. Upper management is overworked, but has to cover the front desk at times because they can't keep front desk employees. Don't work here unless you hate positive reinforcement and like being talked down to.

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5.0
Jun 9, 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
1w
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
Apr 4, 2026
Recommend
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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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