Condescending and sexist employee…read more
We (two young woman) arrived at the gym today hoping to buy a day pass, after having consulted with an employe the day before regarding rules. In accordance to said rules we brought correct gym wear and our IDs. But as soon as we stepped into the gym we were met with a very condescending employee maning the till, who immediately looked irritated and asked us questions regarding our age and if we had ID. Though we met these requirements he informed us that we didn't have a towel and would have to buy two for 8€ each. We complied but he still seemed dissatisfied as we stepped in. As our full attire became visible he exasperatedly regarded our flipflops (that we were planning on changing out of) and exclaimed that they "were absolutely NOT acceptable to wear here". Though we could have argued on, we simply couldn't take the scrutiny and left immediately. The rules themselves were not problematic, but the tone, as well as the fact that we were the only two women in the gym, and that multiple men were training without towels, made so that the experience became extremely uncomfortable.