General Manager not a good position here - General Manager Pilot Flying J Employee Review

1.0
Mar 4, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

About average pay, decent benefits though expensive, great place to work if you don't have a family especially kids. Sure GM conference you go to a fancy expensive resort, get expensive free things, free food and special perks.

Cons

There is no work/life balance, HR and regional manager will bully you trying to get you to quit when they want to hire people at lower pay, there are no consistent weekends off, you will be on call 24/7, you will have little budget so forget about being fully staffed, you will lose your mind working for this company. You will always be over budget if you want to get stuff done and eventually go home (to sleep)

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5.0
Feb 9, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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2.0
Jun 12, 2026
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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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