This Company Runs as Pyramid Scheme - General Manager Pilot Flying J Employee Review

1.0
27 Aug 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits, discounted gas, free $10 lunch

Cons

Regional Managers squeeze you to work with less people, but expect for your scores to be high in customer service, and cleanliness. Your P&Ls are always have suspicious expenses your store didn’t do. The regionals never come around or help you until they get the heads up the executives will be visiting their stores, then they show up and stress everyone out to make everything look perfect. There is still a stink of the good ole boy system. Too many closed minded university of Tennessee graduates an overwhelming amount.

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5.0
31 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Advancement opportunities Ability to relocate and keep your job

Cons

Open three hundred and sixty five days a year, twenty four hours a day

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Thank you for sharing your experience with Pilot Flying J, and we hope you will share your positive work experiences with others in need of employment.
2.0
12 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

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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