Jackie Skelly .... leaving Jackie Skelly !!!

PCPhoto

Jackie Skelly .... leaving Jackie Skelly Fitness !!!

you might read this in the papers tomorrow .... as part of a High Court action today Jackie Skelly and another Director of the company, Mark Tooke today untook to resign directorship from the company.

the only centre that will close is Jackie Skelly Fitness - Greystones ... all the rest survive.

Does anyone care ?

rovert

PCPhoto wrote: »

Does anyone care ?

Says the person who started the thread.

landsleaving

PCPhoto wrote: »

Does anyone care ?

Is that a serious question?

rovert

Old anyway

arybvtcw0eolkf

PCPhoto wrote: »

Does anyone care ?

Tbh, I couldn't give a rats arse.

The Davestator

OP, I dont know why you delight in other peoples misfortune.

Mr. Tooke is a decent fella who has employed 300 people for nearly 8 years.
JSF dont do anything other companies like Vodafone, 02 do. i.e debt collectors etc.
Ya dont like them, dont join them - simple as.

Dravokivich

PCPhoto wrote: »

Does anyone care ?

come'ere... pull up a seat... you got a shoulder to cry on here pal... let it all out... let Drav know how you feel about this...


back on track though... makes no odds to me. but my Ma is signed up with them. constantly onto me about how bad shape all their gear is in. bleeding terrible and they charge alot too. only a matter of time really before they start picking off the others that are not making up the profits / costs.

PJT

I'm sure the staff who have all lost their jobs in Greystones care

arybvtcw0eolkf

The Davestator wrote: »

OP, I dont know why you delight in other peoples misfortune.

Mr. Tooke is a decent fella who has employed 300 people for nearly 8 years.
JSF dont do anything other companies like Vodafone, 02 do. i.e debt collectors etc.
Ya dont like them, dont join them - simple as.

Cough, I nearly choked on my cucumber sandwich, cough...

Gunsfortoys

Hopefully their horrific business practices will change now.

super_furry

Wonder if she'll have to give three months paid notice. Then get charged for another years membership despite cancelling the direct debit.

The Davestator

Tommy Faithful Student wrote: »

Cough, I nearly choked on my cucumber sandwich, cough...

Ha ha!

Typo from me - what I meant to say was that they, like other companies like vodafone etc use debt collectors to collect outstanding debt.

KarenFa

As an employee of Jackie Skelly Fitness, we do care.
No need to be happy at others misfortune, Energie fitness have now bought Jackie Skelly Fitness, nobody knows what lies ahead.

There are talks between landlords and Energie regarding Greystones so there may be still some hope of this branch staying open.

gurramok

KarenFa wrote: »

As an employee of Jackie Skelly Fitness, we do care.

Ah yes, Primetime do care too.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=58281228
http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1215/primetimeinvestigates.html (51min in)
http://www.jackieskellymembership.com/

KarenFa

gurramok wrote: »

Ah yes, Primetime do care too.

Yes, lets hope you are lucky in life and blessed with ongoing employment.

gurramok

KarenFa wrote: »

Yes, lets hope you are lucky in life and blessed with ongoing employment.

By not screwing customers, i just might be that 'lucky'.

KarenFa

gurramok wrote: »

By not screwing customers, i just might be that 'lucky'.

We do not screw any customers,a contract is a contract if people are unable to understand terms and conditions they should not sign the contract- very simple I think

peanuthead

have never liked their style of dealing with customers at all.

But having said that, Karen sorry that you are going through this

Aids By Google

KarenFa wrote: »

As an employee of Jackie Skelly Fitness, we do care.
No need to be happy at others misfortune, Energie fitness have now bought Jackie Skelly Fitness, nobody knows what lies ahead.

There are talks between landlords and Energie regarding Greystones so there may be still some hope of this branch staying open.

Welcome to AH Karen. Ireland's answer to 4chans /b/

KarenFa

peanuthead wrote: »

have never liked their style of dealing with customers at all.

But having said that, Karen sorry that you are going through this

Thank you, hopefully this new take over will be in the members best interest and the bad reputation dies with the name.

Banned Account

KarenFa wrote: »

Thank you, hopefully this new take over will be in the members best interest and the bad reputation dies with the name.

Don't like to be the bearer of bad tidings, but energie are the ryanair of gyms and have a business model which keeps overheads down by getting rid of most of the staff and allowing members to swipe themselves in and out of gyms using membership cards.

Pretty piss poor


P.S. if you are new to boards and work in a gym, I believe the tradition in AH is to post pics or GTFO;)

Aids By Google

Fitzcaraldo wrote: »

P.S. if you are new to boards and work in a gym, I believe the tradition in AH is to post pics or GTFO;)

eh.. time and a place and all that

Banned Account

Aids By Google wrote: »

eh.. time and a place and all that

Convention sucks ass.

Aids By Google

Fitzcaraldo wrote: »

Convention sucks ass.

If you had young kids you wound understand

Banned Account

Aids By Google wrote: »

If you had young kids you wound understand

Sorry, didn't realise you were trying to hit it first;)

I'll back off.

starbelgrade

Who the f*ck is jackie Skelly?

Banned Account

starbelgrade wrote: »

Who the f*ck is jackie Skelly?

Ex-trolley dolly, bought gyms, ran aground, went into recievership, doesn't own gyms now.

KarenFa

Fitzcaraldo wrote: »

Don't like to be the bearer of bad tidings, but energie are the ryanair of gyms and have a business model which keeps overheads down by getting rid of most of the staff and allowing members to swipe themselves in and out of gyms using membership cards.

Pretty piss poor


P.S. if you are new to boards and work in a gym, I believe the tradition in AH is to post pics or GTFO;)

Yes we are aware of this and it is for that exact reason that the staff are worried, all I said was that hopefully something good will come out of this for the members as they are the ones paying the money.

AARRRGH

Gunsfortoys wrote: »

Hopefully their horrific business practices will change now.

What horrific business practices - getting people to honour the contract they signed?

I'm sorry, but I have no sympathy for people who are too thick to read contracts before they sign them.

gaza m

and what about the staff?? I believe they get treated the same way the members do......not very good

AARRRGH

gaza m wrote: »

and what about the staff?? I believe they get treated the same way the members do......not very good

How are the members treated badly?

I was a member of Jackie Skellys Clarendon Street on and off for about 8 years and never had a single problem.

Could you define "treating members badly" for me?

KarenFa

gaza m wrote: »

and what about the staff?? I believe they get treated the same way the members do......not very good

I disagree, staff are treated well, if the staff were not happy then nobody would be worried about loosing their jobs. Jackie Skelly Fitness has a bad reputation not because staff are treated badly, it is simply because people do not agree to our terms and conditions on ur contracts and that is it.

PJT

gaza m wrote: »

and what about the staff?? I believe they get treated the same way the members do......not very good

I can assure you that 'not very good' is an understatement...

Guy:Incognito

Tommy Faithful Student wrote: »

Cough, I nearly choked on my cucumber sandwich, cough...

I dont know what peoples issue is with them.

You sign up to a 12 month contract, so you pay for 12 months. It's not Jackie Skellys fault if you decide you dont want it anymore.


If Jackie skelly agreed to pay you €100 a month for a year then told you to **** off and swing for your money after 4 months, would you just let it go?

KarenFa

PJT wrote: »

I can assure you that 'not very good' is an understatement...

Please explain your experience

AARRRGH

Stekelly wrote: »

I dotn know what peoples issue is with them.

YOu sign up to a 12 month contract, so you pay for 12 months. It's not JAckie Skellys fault if you decide you dotn want it anymore.

If Jackie skelly agreed to pay you €100 a month for a year then told you to **** off and swing for your money afetr 4 months, would you just let it go?

Stop being rational. Don't you realise you're supposed to base all your thinking on your emotions?

PJT

KarenFa wrote: »

I disagree, staff are treated well, if the staff were not happy then nobody would be worried about loosing their jobs. Jackie Skelly Fitness has a bad reputation not because staff are treated badly, it is simply because people do not agree to our terms and conditions on ur contracts and that is it.

Excuse me whilst I just wet myself laughing...the staff are worried about losing their jobs because THEY NEED THE MONEY not because they like working there!!

gaza m

a friend of mine works in the place, the stories are unreal...and what about the many many many bad stories on here??

gaza m

well said PJT

AARRRGH

gaza m wrote: »

a friend of mine works in the place, the stories are unreal...and what about the many many many bad stories on here??

What bad stories on here? All I ever see is people complaining because they don't understand the concept of a contract.

It is not Jackie Skellys fault a significant number of their members are thick.

Seriously now.

The Davestator

a lot of vested interests on this thread IMO.
Obviously a few people who couldnt grasp the terms of the contract they were signing and are still sore from it.
This thread should be merged with the big thread in the fitness forum in my opinion because I cant see anygood coming from it!
As an ex staff member, I found them great to work for. Yes, if you didnt perform you wouldnt have had a good experience working for them, but if you did, they were great.
The amount of money Jackie Skelly clubs raised every October will be missed by the cancer society too.

gaza m

seriously AAArgh are you high up in JSF???? its a common fact they lie and fool people all the time??

KarenFa

gaza m wrote: »

a friend of mine works in the place, the stories are unreal...and what about the many many many bad stories on here??

Like you say "a friend of mine works in the place" if your friend is really that unhappy would she not leave?
What are the unreal stories?

AARRRGH

gaza m wrote: »

seriously AAArgh are you high up in JSF???? its a common fact they lie and fool people all the time??

No I'm just someone who lives in the real world.

Give me an example (with evidence) of how they lie to- and fool people.

KarenFa

The Davestator wrote: »

a lot of vested interests on this thread IMO.
Obviously a few people who couldnt grasp the terms of the contract they were signing and are still sore from it.
This thread should be merged with the big thread in the fitness forum in my opinion because I cant see anygood coming from it!
As an ex staff member, I found them great to work for. Yes, if you didnt perform you wouldnt have had a good experience working for them, but if you did, they were great.
The amount of money Jackie Skelly clubs raised every October will be missed by the cancer society too.

Well said, like any job if you perform you will enjoy working for Jackie Skelly Fitness,I think some people like to get paid for just arriving at a desk and do nothing!

Guy:Incognito

gaza m wrote: »

seriously AAArgh are you high up in JSF???? its a common fact they lie and fool people all the time??

Yeah a common trick they use is to tell you that if you sign a 12 month contract teh will take money from you each month and in return you can use their gym, then they expect you to pay each month, it really is a most devious and cunning trick.

The Davestator

Karen, welcome to Boards!
Dont waste your time trying to argue your point on here because, as I have learned, its a losing battle.
Dave H!

KarenFa

The Davestator wrote: »

Karen, welcome to Boards!
Dont waste your time trying to argue your point on here because, as I have learned, its a losing battle.
Dave H!

Thank You Dave,it is a waste of time. I just don't see what is so hard about a contract to understand? Honestly if you are not interested you DO NOT SIGN..simple

rosinari

Targets that cant be Reached staff shouted at even where work is done JSF is a joke Senior Management to be sacked! They Know nothing there the reason Jsf went down

KarenFa

rosinari wrote: »

Targets that cant be Reached staff shouted at even where work is done JSF is a joke Senior Management to be sacked! They Know nothing there the reason Jsf went down

Are you speaking from experience here or is it a friends story??

rosinari

does it matter?? what do you know about jsf??? are you staff???