Working at Pilot Flying J as a Cashier - Anonymous employee Pilot Flying J Employee Review
5.0
Oct 22, 2025
Anonymous employee
Former employee, less than 1 year
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook
Pros
Friendly and approachable coworkers. You also get to meet a lot of people from different places every day.
Cons
Some customers can be rude at times, but I’ve learned to stay calm and professional. If needed, I can also ask a coworker to switch.
Pilot Flying J Response
7mo
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.
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.