Poor management - Deli Clerk Pilot Flying J Employee Review

2.0
Aug 10, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good pay and good benefits. Good flexibility at most locations. Employee discount on most non retail items and restaurant items. Company donates a considerable amount to charity and I believe that upper level management does care about store employees.

Cons

Middle management leaves much to be desired. Store managers change with the seasons and mid level managers ignore all complaints against store managers until there is no possible way to look the other way, or GM actions directly and obviously affect regionals or their bonus. They spend a great deal of money to improve training process but follow through on a field level is lack luster. Organization in some locations is lacking and overall consistency among locations leaves some to be desired, especially when involving a new deli concept or product offering. Often times marketing materials are not all intact causing the stores to look unprofessional and thereby creating unnecessary bumps in customer service.

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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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