@dawn16 If it’s an understaffed club there’s not much most will/can do. It all depends on if there are cameras and whether the club is willing to potentially lose two memberships instead of just OP’s.
I wish it wasn’t like that, it really depends on the gym owners. But it is very likely that going to management will not solve this situation.
To put it into perspective - I dealt with a situation where one member of our gym (we’ll call him Joe) wanted to get rid of another member (Tad). He said Tad was “acting weird” and “made people uncomfortable.” Tad was huge - even now he holds a ton of powerlifting records - but was also only 18 at the time. When I spoke with him, I realized very quickly he was on the Autism Spectrum and did not understand social cues. He did a lot of weird shit over the years. A lot. But where was the line? He never hurt anyone, and talking to him would usually clear stuff up.
Couple this with the fact that Joe actually left our gym and started his own. And guess who he gave a free membership to straight off the bat, so he could cultivate a high-class, prestigious name in power lifting?
Yup, Tad.