Management style is to find fault, rather than to find anything positive, public humilation is an everyday occurance - Anonymous employee Pilot Flying J Employee Review

1.0
8 Sept 2013
Anonymous employee
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Pros

The drivers and the general public that you get to interact with every day, are just wonderful. It sometimes seems that the whole world will pass thru the doors eventually

Cons

Allways run short staffed, medical is the worst I have had. Don't bother to call the hotline to report abuse all they do is send in the managers best friend, the Regional manager who has a financial interest in keeping things as is. Moral is poor.

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5.0
5 Jun 2026
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Pros

Amazing co-workers and leadership in the company.

Cons

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2.0
12 Jun 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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