Roger
West Hills,#2Consumer Comment
Sat, May 07, 2005
The problem with 24 Hour Fitness is that its CEO, Mark Mastrov, is so devoid of any sense of ethics that he has made it company policy to reward these miscreants so long as they make money for him. Last year they lost a $3.5 million dollar lawsuit for sexual harassment, and one of the perpetators, Will Rhodes, was actually promoted even though he was one of eight employees who were directly responsible for that ridiculous fiasco. And then their spokesdummy, Allyson Savage, has the unmitigated gall to make a media statement claiming that the victim, Cynthia Malek, was lying despite the fact that there was an overwhelming amount of evidence to the contrary. So perhaps this is why their investors are starting to pull out; because they don't want to be associated with a corporation that is stupid enough to condone this type of behavior, and then lose in court. Right now, they're being investigated for racketeering, violations of labor laws, consumer protection laws, and the list goes on an on. So it's just a matter of time before they bring enough attention to themselves to get reamed by the government. Because they certainly have asked for it. And their little dogs, too!