Good for a resume builder - Human Resources Administrator Pilot Flying J Employee Review

2.0
10 Oct 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Very family oriented. I love the people I work with. It is like a loud, italian family. Management will not mind if you have to take some time off as long as it is an unpaid leave.

Cons

Corporate office positions are being compared with retail positions. I started with $10.50/hour. In the retail world that's outstanding. There is only one problem - corporate and retail is not the same and should not be bundled together to drive up the statistics. Pilot has always run on a low budget, understaffed and paid the very minimum. Only those that have a direct impact on sales (besides the senior mamagement; regional managers and sales reps) are being compensated well. That is how Pilot has managed being so succesfull - work the minimum paid employees into the ground and reward the managers who are able to have their employees produce high yields for the company.

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5.0
9 Feb 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
12 Jun 2026
Recommend
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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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