not disagreeing with you re etiquette of some trainers, but why does a trainer who is paying rent to a gym need to go over to folks and correct their form? yes, there are trainers who do this in an attempt to generate business, but it's not up to a trainer who is not on the payroll of the gym to correct every members form. earning fees for their services is how trainers earn a living. many gyms have cert 3 or 4 qualified staff employed by the gym itself to be a presence on the floor and help members with one-off questions and correcting form immediately if need be.
end of the day, it's up to the member to seek a trainer to get assistance in performing a movement correctly, or if they're tight arse about spending money on training.....research it properly and learn to do it themselves. most folks do neither. besides, for some reason, a majority of folks believe that what they're doing is correct and don't need the help.....perhaps because machines (there's a problem right there) have directions on how to use them. just because the gym has a machine, it doesn't mean it is going to be of benefit. all these machines are a legacy of the era when a gym was exclusively associated with bodybuilding. 90% of folks who enter a gym have no business training like a bodybuilder.
end of the day, it's up to the member to seek a trainer to get assistance in performing a movement correctly, or if they're tight arse about spending money on training.....research it properly and learn to do it themselves. most folks do neither. besides, for some reason, a majority of folks believe that what they're doing is correct and don't need the help.....perhaps because machines (there's a problem right there) have directions on how to use them. just because the gym has a machine, it doesn't mean it is going to be of benefit. all these machines are a legacy of the era when a gym was exclusively associated with bodybuilding. 90% of folks who enter a gym have no business training like a bodybuilder.
Not being on payroll does not equate to no responsibility either. You're a contracted employee of the gym, and a representative of it. Good luck keeping your job if some bloke goes down with a ****** back because he as doing stupid shit with weights and you just stood and watched
That's also assuming that the gym doesn't have terms in the contract of expectations of trainers while on the gym floor (most do)
I've also never been at a gym that's had fully qualified trainers employed as floor walkers

