Urban Chill??

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Hello everyone! this looks like the place where I can get some proper answers and advice..

I'd like to get straight to the point and ask you guys some more questions about UrbanChill?
I recently joined them and I have a real problem about the whole working the bars and clubs aspect. I really enjoy doing the massagesandI know that I have a knack for the massage bit, BUT I don't want to be involved with a company whose methods are unorthodox.
Can anyone tell me at what stage of alcohol intake should someone NOT have a massage?
ShouldUrban NOT be working in bars at all?
Are they seen as a generally worth while company?

Thanks in advance for any replies

 

[Sarah ?]

I can't really answer your questipm directly. I dont know what would be a "safe" level of alcohol for a person to have in order to give them a massage. Maybe some other therapists on here can tell you of their experience with Urban Chill.

I had an interview with them last year. I was desperate to earn some extra money. I thought it might be nice to meet/network with other therapists and also get some new clients along the way. The guy interviewing me really didn't seem interested in the fact that I was a qualified massage therapist. He was more interested in my sales ability. I didn't get the job which was fine because I really wasn't happy about the thought of working in bars and clubs. I don't know why I thought I'd enjoy working for them as I don't like loud music in bars/clubs, smoke and tipsy people around me. . As we know from our training - alcohol and drugs are a contraindication to receiving a massage. A massage friend of mine was approached in a bar by an Urban Chiller (UC), she told the UC that she had been drinking and felt a little tipsy but the UC said it was still ok for her to have the massage. I guess that the UC's who are not trained therapists wouldn't worry about the alchol issue. There are a lot of companies around like Urban Chill but to me they make massage look like a gimmicky and not very professional thing. Anyway that's just my opinion.

Have you had your training with them yet? Myabe the trainer can answer your questions. However the sceptic in me thinks that if you were working and voiced your concerns to your team leader about not wanting to work on someone who looks like they've had too much to drink, I suspect they would be thinking of the cut of your money that they wouldn't be getting rather than than ethics and safety.

If you're trained in on-site massage there are a number of companies that go into the work place or at events/shows.

 

[strawberristarz16]

Massage is not limited by guidelines nor laws, and this is what this company take advantage of. Plus drunken clients who are told to pay what it's worth (often £15.00 for a 5-minute massage). The massage therapists undergo only 4 hours' training, and that is it - in total!

They also have work in companies where they go in to massage the staff - with only 4 hours' training.

This kind of massage service is one reason why so many corporates start speaking to us with "how much" and none to date have asked "what qualifications". I have not been able to satisfy the "how much" so far, and it is not the core of our business - thank goodness!

The whole complementary therapy industry also gets a bad name. After all, who can blame Joe Public for thinking a badly-done massage is what all our training is about?

 

[nnamdi o]

I have heard of this company and seen the marketing. I think companies like this give therapists like us a very bad name. I would certainly not feel comfortable giving a massage to a client with alcohol, thats a recepie for disaster. The majority of people who work for them have no training, and its a mockery to our profession. My advise would be to stay well clear.

[sm=sandrine.gif]Selina

 

[Benny]

Puttng the general contraindications & poor quality of massageto one side, the other issue is taking care of your own personal sercruity. Now for you ladies out there offering on site massage to guys in bars & clubs could be dodgyunlessyou know how to handle yourself & are broadminded. I mean the last thing you want to come across is a group of lads on the beer, theinnuendos, suggestive remarks, propositions, the risks are endless.
Now on the flip side I've just realised that as a bloke, offering massage to girls on the drink could have endless possibilities.....

 

[Arman Z]

I have long questionned the ethics of Urban Chill. It came up yesterday funnily enough as they were advertising on Gumtree. I had a good look at their website and was shocked to read that to join you don't need to have massage training (what?). I agree with the other aspects mentioned aboveof working for this company.Even thinking of offering massage in a pub/club (a slightly drunken fool and his money are soon parted[:-]) has to be a no-no along with the safety aspect for ladies, and also the factthey are working in an unhealthy environment. Their website suggests that they are growing but I would like to see their ethics questionned by a body like FHT or CMA.

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