Worst company I have ever worked for. - Store Manager/Co Manager Pilot Flying J Employee Review

1.0
19 Dec 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Pilot Flying J initiated a program to updated the showers and bathrooms in my facility in Joplin MO. Company funneling money back into the buisness at least shows they respect their customer base if not their management.

Cons

The upper management takes a cattle approach to hiring managers. They have taken the approach of throwing numbers at problem-ed stores. The company makes promises but fails to follow through. Even with it documented in writing the company will choose not to following through on guarantees. The only thing that matters to the company is hitting the number. They have no concept of loyalty to their employees. From month to month hour stability caused termination of up to 4 employees. The company is so focused on hitting them mark legal and hr issues are ignored for managers that hit there noc and budgets.

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5.0
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
12 June 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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