Guest Service Leader 2 - Anonymous employee Pilot Flying J Employee Review

3.0
Mar 22, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I worked for Pilot for nearly 3 years. At least at my location, there were always lots and lots of hours because we could never get employees, so that meant lots of hours for those who cared enough to answer our phones to come in. I started as a cashier and was able to advance.

Cons

I worked upwards of 60 hours a week at time, usually working all 24 hours of the day in the course of the week. The company won't drug test so we get a lot of burnouts that come and go through the store. They seriously just promote whoever kisses up to corporate better. Your quality or commitment to work is secondary.

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Cons

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2.0
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Pros

Pay is decent for Knoxville Benefits are good Coworkers are the only thing holding this place together

Cons

The culture has taken a nosedive. The new CFO sets the tone, and that tone is basically “I don’t care.” That attitude trickles down through leadership and it shows in every decision being made. The return‑to‑office mandate is a perfect example. It’s not about productivity — it’s about control. People with long commutes are burning hours of their lives just to sit in the office on Zoom calls they used to take from home. Morale is the lowest it has ever been. Entire teams have been gutted because people are quitting faster than they can be replaced. The workload dumped on whoever stays is unsustainable. Communication from leadership is cold, dismissive, and out of touch. Feedback goes nowhere. Concerns are brushed off. Decisions are made with zero regard for how they impact employees. Constant reorganizations create chaos. Roles change overnight, expectations shift constantly, and employees are expected to absorb more and more with no support. The company used to feel people‑focused. Now it feels like a machine that’s grinding down the very people who keep it running.

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