It started out great but all went downhill fast. - Cashier, Maintenance, Coffee Host Pilot Flying J Employee Review

2.0
Feb 2, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Job keeps you busy. Some coworkers are nice. The occasional manager is honest and kind. Pay raises are ok most of the time.

Cons

Promised promotions that you never receive. Worker's compensation claims are handled poorly. Don't hear back about them for almost a month. Talked down to by senior management. Made to feel obligated to work almost to death even after a serious life-threatening illness. Management is the cause of much of the gossip and drama in the store.

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 12, 2026
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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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