Guest Service Manager - Anonymous employee Pilot Flying J Employee Review

3.0
Feb 10, 2014
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Time goes by fast, there is always a lot to do. Always paid on time and is fun if you have a strong store team.

Cons

No extra help, No more salary after Feb. 27. for the GSM position, formerly Travel Center Manager 50 hrs a week. Company restructuring. We were told a few weeks ago Pilot is basically mgr. heavy and you either have to relocate or take a demotion if you are not picked for the Manager position for the store you are currently in.TCM/GSM's are handed the work the GM doesn't feel like doing while they sit in the office and paid roughly 20k less a year. Soon to be 30k less a year. Company is also under a criminal investigation due to the theft of rebate money from many trucking companies.

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Cons

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Pros

Pay is decent for Knoxville Benefits are good Coworkers are the only thing holding this place together

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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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