Be prepared to work beyond job description - Guest Service Leader Pilot Flying J Employee Review

2.0
25 Mar 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Initially got hired as the merchandise manager. Within three months was promoted to Guest Service Leader, with promise of raise. Surprise, not raise. Workload increased, which was expected. What wasn't expected was having to work extra 4-8 hours when general employees don't show up. If there is a food outlet, you are expected to cover that area as well, when their employees don't show uo and food supervisor goes home. Shoplifting is ridiculous. You are also expected to go out into the truck parking and address riff raff and parking disputes, with no regard to your safety.

Cons

Surprise, not raise. Workload increased, which was expected. What wasn't expected was having to work extra 4-8 hours when general employees don't show up. If there is a food outlet, you are expected to cover that area as well, when their employees don't show uo and food supervisor goes home. Shoplifting is ridiculous. You are also expected to go out into the truck parking and address riff raff and parking disputes, with no regard to your safety. Employees theft

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5.0
5 Jun 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Amazing co-workers and leadership in the company.

Cons

Nothing really. I have had a great time at Pilot.

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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