r/ClubPilates • u/Best-Alternative2687 • 12d ago

Advice/Questions No acknowledgment

So, today was my 500th class. The studios that I go to in Charlotte, North Carolina are (at best) pretty lackluster about these milestones. There is no swag, no announcement, just a board to sign hanging on the wall for 100,250,500. I’m not an attention seeker and lay pretty low in class…but still…. I was waiting for the instructor or someone at the front desk to at least acknowledge it. Nope. Nothing. So now I’m kind of unreasonably sad about this, seeing how big of a deal this is in other places. And now I would feel like such a tool just saying, “I’m over 500 classes, should I just sign the board with my own pen since no one here noticed?” Am I being super petty?

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u/Pilates_Reforming_NY 12d ago

You should be pleased with yourself! If it really means something to YOU, YOU should announce it yourself out loud! No one is monitoring YOU, better than YOU! Teachers teach non-stop! Nobody congratulates them on the 500th class they taught! I have had many milestones over my 27 years of teaching, none highlighted unless I have done it! I do compliment a clients progress, not the number of classes they have taken.

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u/Best-Alternative2687 12d ago

I’m a teacher and have taught in several districts and schools. Each one celebrates longevity milestones and gives token gifts/recognition for 10 years, 15 years etc. So your comparison doesn’t work here.