Lack of good leadership - Cashier Pilot Flying J Employee Review

3.0
Jul 17, 2019
Recommend
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Pros

You get paid more than most people make as cashiers and they have mandatory employee evaluations that usually result in raises.

Cons

Most of the managers don't have a lot of power, so it leads to them getting burned and they stop caring. My co-workers get away with doing a fraction of what I do and leaving the same things not done every single and they get away with it. I report them to management and no one cares. They would rather just have someone to work the shift than an actual good employee.

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Pilot Flying J Response
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Thank you for taking the time to relay your concerns about the management. We'd like to discuss more if you could follow up with an email to pfjhr@pilottravelcenters.com.

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