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Lawsuits claiming hostile work environments have now hit the gym. A group of janitors claim that while working at Equinox fitness club locations, the Post excitedly details, they were "exposed inappropriate, lewd, embarrassing and humiliating sexual behavior and activities occurring in the showers, saunas, steam and [men's] locker rooms."
The group of janitors say had to clean up after encounters at the Columbus Circle, TriBeCa, East 63rd Street, Wall Street, and Greenwich Avenue locations. And what's more, when they complained to management, they were reportedly "ridiculed." Hello, civil and human rights violations?
Equinox COO Scott Rosen says, "It's just not an issue here at Equinox," and points out that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration dismissed the janitors' complaint when they investigated. The janitors' lawyer, Peter Kurshan, tells the Post he didn't know about the OSHA review. But Kurshan does have other quotes: His clients were "[stuck] cleaning up and handling bodily fluids, and towels and clothing containing such fluids." and "Towels were on the floor. They'd have to pick them up and take them to the laundry room."
At some gyms, there are separate staffers who collects towels in the locker rooms. Allegations of sex aside, even towels soaked with workout sweat are pretty gross. The janitors involved in the lawsuit have all left Equinox - maybe it's time to interview the new ones!
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I think some people are just sue happy. they are there to clean. so clean lol.
I go to equinox, it's $150 a month...so we should be able to do anything we want
hehe, j/k...haven't really seen anything as mentioned by the janitors aside from used towels in the locker and steam rooms, which is acceptable
I had thought the worst things you'd see in a gym lockers room were the saggy-skinned old men who spend way too long walking around naked. Guess not.
Those poor guys need the nabber.
http://supplyhero.com/The-Nifty-Nabber.47.2411.3.htm
if you don't want to pick up towels containing bodily fluids, then you should not get a job as a janitor in a gym.
Are you kidding me? If this is indeed true and men are spraying their semen all over the locker room, I certainly don't have any interest at all at being a member.
By claiming they are "There to clean" you're basically suggesting you're OK with this sort of behavior at a public gym? Are you insane? If the janitor at a porn theater complains, fine, I get your point, but at a gym?
Sweaty towels are one thing. Semen is a totally different story. No one, janitor or member, should have to deal with that type of shit. No one.
one more reason i don't go to the gym!
being extremely lazy is the main reason.
Ah, The New York Post, a bastion of responsible journalism. I believe every word I read in that upstanding newspaper.
This is a real problem at some gyms. For some reason, a certain type of man can't keep jerking off at home (or in other designated jerk off areas). Why they can't control themselves is something I will never understand but the fact that they can't really sickens me.
I have heard stories from some of my guy friends about certain gyms. There some locations that some men won't go to for this very reason. New York Post or not, it's very much a real problem.
Used tampons and maxipads are one thing, that has grossed me out before in some of the women's locker room, but semen? I don't know how you guys put up with this type of behavior.
Whether or not you trust the integrity of the Post, it is indisputable that the men's locker rooms at all the local gyms are disgusting sanctuaries for inappropriate behavior. The management at NYSC, Equinox, and Crunch all turn a blind eye to it in fear of alienating a large portion of their memberships.
The locker rooms are still public spaces - it is inconsiderate and absolutely unhygienic(sp?). The funniest part of it is that most of the guys swapping jiz with one another are closeted married guys.
I'm with you, Milhow. We all sign on for certain responsibilities in our jobs, not every conceivable responsibility.
Love how the Equinox COO said that this kind of thing doesn't only happen at Equinox - as if that's some sort of defense!
I know for a fact at Chelsea Piers they removed the lounge couches in the mens locker room b/c of all the sexual hijinx that was taking place on them---regardless of time or day.
hmmm. let's see you go to the gym and get your blood flowing by working up a sweat and out of the corner of your eye you see the yoga class with hot women with huge bodunkadunk butts in the downward dog position and then the splaying lotus and you wonder why men don't jerk off more often.
"alienate there members?"...how about not caring about the sexual miscreants and how they feel about the situation. Sigh, it's always about the $$$ though.
this is what happens when you have a bunch of homos running around in your gym
hmmm. let's see you go to the gym and get your blood flowing by working up a sweat and out of the corner of your eye you see the yoga class with hot women with huge bodunkadunk butts in the downward dog position and then the splaying lotus and you wonder why men don't jerk off more often.
Well clearly you're not taking your workouts seriously enough. When I'm in the middle of a hard set of squats or deadlifts, there could be a dozen naked supermodels in the gym but I'm so focused on my own stuff I won't even notice.
Well clearly you're not taking your workouts seriously enough. When I'm in the middle of a hard set of squats or deadlifts, there could be a dozen naked supermodels in the gym but I'm so focused on my own stuff I won't even notice.
You know how I know you're gay?
just kidding
Basically, it seems like the solution is this: if you're gonna pull one out in the sauna, make sure you throw your towel in the hamper.
Not that I'd know...
I've stumbled across "meet me for some hot steam room action @ the gym" ads on Craigslist while looking for a workout buddy. My boyfriend won't even use the steam room or sauna at our gym anymore because he has walked in on inappropriate activity too many times.
Used tampons and maxipads are one thing, that has grossed me out before in some of the women's locker room
You just killed off the universal male fantasy of becoming invisible and walking into a women's locker room :)
My boyfriend won't even use the steam room or sauna at our gym anymore because he has walked in on inappropriate activity too many times.
Now that sounds like a healthy, balance-of-power relationship you got going on there.
Ben K, I'm not following...
equinox member, that makes two of us.
My question is why doesn't this happen in the womens locker room WTF....
I wish I had seen this post. I know of at least 3 women sexually harassed by janitors and other assorted male cleaners at Equinox Club. Maybe I'll tell them to get a lawyer too. I guess these men don't like it when its actually done to them.