The first time I realized that the management is poor was in February 2010 when the manager did not show up to open the store. All the therapists and customers were waiting outside. I waited 30 minutes and finally left…1.5 hours of my time wasted. The manager was obviously a “No show, No call”.
Today, for the second time I am unsatisfied with the management at Massage Envy. I showed up for my 2 hour massage, and my therapist had not shown up. No one had called me ahead of time to let me know…another 1.25 hours of my time wasted. Listen up owners. Tell your staff that as soon as they know they can't make it to work to call you, so you can give your customers as much advanced notice as possible! If it's 3:00 in the AM and they have a fever or a sick kid, they call. If they have a doctor’s appointment, they let you know. Whatever it is, they call in enough time to allow you to properly manage the business. You need to be able to call your clients soon enough, so they can make other plans and are not unconvinced. Unhappy customers = poor reviews of your business that could adversely impact your success. If, however, you don't care about your customers, don't tell your staff to call. My therapist “No showed, No called”. If there are no consequences, then she and other staff members will do it again.
I’m looking forward to you instituting proper management techniques, like a “No show, No call” policy. For now, I wonder how many more times “this” will occur…I don’t think that you would be very happy if your clients didn’t make their appointments and didn’t call you until after they were supposed to be there…I know there would be consequences for that!