Better Than the Majority - Team Leader Pilot Flying J Employee Review

4.0
Aug 13, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Paid vacation for full-time employees no matter what job type. Medical, dental, vision, even life insurance benefits available within first year of employment, full or part-time. Mandatory breaks (two 10 minute paid breaks, one 30 minute non-paid lunch). Company perfectly willing to pay you if you're actually willing to work. True opportunity for advancement in the purest sense (start as Cashier, promoted to Team Lead, Shift Lead, Store Manager, General Manager, District Manager, etc.). Perfect chance to meet people from every state, every country, and every walk of life. Literally. Great job if you like people and know multiple languages.

Cons

Very high volume (Truckers always drive), very quick paced (Truckers have deadlines), combined with radio chatter in one ear and customer chatter in the other means for relatively high stress. Company's strive for perfection, while admirable, and usually achievable, can sometimes be downright bothersome, especially during peak hours and days and months (1 week before Thanksgiving Day to 3 days after New Years is MURDER). Customers can sometimes be outright mean at times.

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5.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Amazing co-workers and leadership in the company.

Cons

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2.0
Jun 12, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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