And like I said, those fees aren't even used for actual "maintenance" since things stay broken for so long at my gym...they are just pocketing the extra charge. In fact as of yesterday, the machine is question still had the sign on it, although at least no one tried to use it while I was there, so I guess some of the meatheads there made it past elementary school.
I did get to be subjected to the aforementioned flexing guy who after his workout, predictably doffed his hoody and proceeded to do all kinds of poses at the mirror like he was a modern Egyptian hieroglyphic.
Add to that "music man", who entertained us by spending more time pacing around then actually working out while grooving to his earbud jams out loud.
And in what I guess should be a separate entry for "Stupid things you see in the gym", was the regular I call "Garbage bag man", who always wears one of those plastic sauna suit things while working out; the better to get his sweat all over equipment I rarely see him clean afterwards. Sometimes he is joined by his girlfriend who also wears a Hefty Bag ensemble, forcing me to check myself when I go to throw away a paper towel, least I toss it at one of them by mistake.
While I've never worked at a gym, but I have worked at both car dealers and time shares in a non-sales capacity and shady practices and hidden ways to make more money are indeed standard among all three.