Pilot Flying J reviews

3.0

41% would recommend to a friend

(2,323 total reviews)
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Adam Wright

58% approve of CEO

43% positive business outlook

Pilot Flying J has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,323 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Pilot Flying J employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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1.0
Apr 9, 2011
Recommend
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Pros

I must say that I was promoted almost immediately upon being hired. There is a lot to do and time passes rather quickly. Great for a person with a busy body and no degree.

Cons

I was talked down to continually even though I was much more intelligent and held greater education than most of my managers. Also, the customer complain to you about how they hate the company all day, and its hard to disagree. Employees are treated like thieves and not given any respect. I had managed for a few years in a much busier work place and they treated me like I was an idiot. The pay was atrocious, every other place would offer much more than 8.50 dollars an hour to management level employees. Also, I was required to work extremely random schedules. Often I would work 4 over night shifts and 2 day shifts a week. This destroyed any normal sleeping schedule I could muster. I was sick and sleep deprived all the time. There is also an atmosphere of backstabbing. Basically, trying to rat people out gets you praise, nothing monetarily speaking though. Overall, if you are an intelligent person who holds a degree don't even think about taking this job, I did it because I had to, but I'd rather have started my own business or worked else.

2.0
Sep 1, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

The pay is great! However, the pay is not worth the work you will put in. It averages out that your employees, if they worked the same amount of hours, would probably make more than you! You work right in the middle of the day so anything in the morning is cut off , and you wont get home til late because you're not allowed to leave, even if you come in 3 hours early because you scheduled yourself in bluecube so you will have to stay unti it is scheduled to leave... so you wont get home til the kids are in bed. So you will have no family life whatsoever! It used to be a family run business and they cared about you and your family, but now it has turned into a money grubbing business that stretches every dollar out of you even if they are killing you!

Cons

They will work you to death! If company is coming you may have to work both of your days off, spend 18 hours there while the company is there, yet you cannot take off a slow day because you've already put in your hours plus and you are exhausted! You are expected to work your schedule in spite of wether or not you've worked your days off! If you have a family DONT work here!

1.0
Aug 5, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Decent salary and benefits. Nothing else

Cons

Terrible work/home life balance...terrible hours...

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