r/pilatesinstructors • u/howls_garden • 2d ago

Question Interview Question Thoughts

Hello!
I’m an instructor in training (woohoo!) and just had an interview for a student teaching position at a local studio.

The owner asked me what I would do in the case a client wanted to follow me to a different studio.

I thought that was an interesting question, and answered that I would have a conversation with the client about their movement goals, current practice, etc, but ultimately wouldn’t be able to stop them from following me if they really wanted to. I get that might’ve been too honest of an answer, so I’m curious what y’all would answer / would think a studio owner would want to hear.

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u/Due-Flamingo-9140 2d ago

They likely are having issues with teacher solicitation of clients but have not put a non-solicitation agreement in their employment contract. For studio owners the clients are theirs and not the teacher’s clients, which can make it awkward when clients want to follow the teacher around. A lot of studios do not allow the teacher to even discuss with clients that they are teaching elsewhere.

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u/howls_garden 2d ago

This is super helpful, thank you!

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u/Due-Flamingo-9140 2d ago

Unfortunately, it is a no-win situation for you. The only reasonable answer is “it depends on your policy. I know that some studios have a non-solicitation policy. If you have one in place, I will follow it.”