Not an Ideal Career Starter. - Part Time Sales Associate GNC Employee Review

2.0
Feb 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

~ Pleasent manager and coworkers. ~ Mostly pleasent customers. ~ Strong to the company's values

Cons

~ You have to be at least 18 years old, which is fine until you realize the pay. ~ Low pay, the contract says we get paid minimum wage. That doesn't even cover rent, unless I worked outside the mandated PT hours. ~ No OT. The company would ask of stuff to be done, but it could only get done if I worked OT, which the company frowns upon. ~Often relieved late and expected to be OK with it. I was told I could take a 20 minute break (basically close the store for 20 minutes) and my relief would reopen it, but the company did not like the store being closed during business hours, so I often was late to my after work job. ~Really pushed over-the-top goals on employees and expected them to do better than the goals. Often resulting in counseling/training when said goals were not met. ~Couldn't change my avalability after working there for over a year. ~ I signed up for medical insurance during the open enrollment period, only to find out my information was lost and I was dropped. ~ I had applied for a corporate position that alligned better with my career path and was told to inform my manager so they can look into it. I hadn't heard about it in months so I asked. Was told the position was likely filled and to find another role, the news was given with a tone like brushing dirt off the shoulder/not my problem. ~ I applied for a another position and the higher ups seem to have been dragging their feet when selecting their canidate. I found out the day after I handed in my 2-week notice that they appointed someone else.

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5.0
Jan 30, 2026
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Pros

Great terms, great people, awesome company

Cons

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1.0
Jun 15, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some customers are great to work with, and the role can help you build basic retail sales experience.

Cons

This review is based on my experience working under the same franchise owner connected to multiple GNC locations, including Turlock, Modesto, Riverbank, Lodi, Oakland, Sonora, Livermore, and Manteca. In my experience, the pay practices were completely unacceptable. Overtime was not paid, period. Even when employees worked overtime, they were not compensated for those overtime hours. On top of that, tax withholding was not handled properly, which led to serious issues at the end of the year. Employees should not have to fight to be paid correctly or deal with payroll problems that affect their taxes. The training and management structure were also very poor. Employees were often left to figure things out on their own while still being pressured to hit sales numbers and push certain products. Commission earnings could also be taken away if specific sales expectations were not met, which made the compensation feel unreliable and unfair. Cleanliness standards were another major concern. Employees were expected to serve food and drink items to customers using dispensers, water, and ice machines that were absolutely grotesque and would never be cleaned. In my experience, the drink dispensers, unfiltered water, and dirty ice machines were not maintained anywhere near an acceptable standard. I did not feel comfortable serving customers from equipment in that condition. Overall, I would not recommend working for this franchise. The combination of unpaid overtime, payroll and tax issues, poor management, inadequate training, unreliable commission structure, and extremely concerning cleanliness standards made this a very negative work experience.

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