Big turnover rate - Anonymous employee Pilot Flying J Employee Review

3.0
28 Jun 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A lot of opportunity for overtime and constant work. You're never bored trying to find things to do because of how fast-paced the work environment is. The help desk is top-notch. I've never had an issue they couldn't help me resolve.

Cons

Huge turnover rate in two years of working i've had 3 General managers, and about 3 or 4 complete revisions of other staff members. Only one employee is still there when I was hired. That shouldn't discourage anyone, but get used to training people. The pay is also a little less than you would expect for the amount of work that is asked of you.

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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
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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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