Too Much Hard Work for most Business Grads - District Manager Waffle House Employee Review

2.0
Jun 14, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

The company is very stable no worry of layoffs or mass firings here. Very decent pay and good opportunity for advancement if you don't mind working hard and spending the time coaching people that rarely want to be coached. Work hours are great if you're a morning person.

Cons

Work schedule is terrible....six days on two days off they don't expect you to miss that 1 and a half days you miss being off every month. Pay can severely fluctuate with sales especially at the Unit Manager level. You work every Holiday even those you didn't even know were holidays you know like those random days you try to go to the bank and it's closed... yea you work those too Micro management of schedule is ridiculous and never goes away even at some of the higher levels in this career. Hours get extremely long around holidays 60 hour weeks are the norm Business has too many rules to govern employees (no getting a beer with a co worker if you don't have the exact same tittle) Upper management makes decisions on who to promote based on several qualities that have nothing to do with performance. If you're original training unit manager is terrible you are destined to fail Vacations are planned out with very little wiggle room dependent on the rotation that is set at the beginning of the physical year

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3.0
Jun 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Solid pay for the industry Okay benefits Employee stock purchase plan Pretty consistent hours The actual work is difficult, but fun after you get good at it. Upward momentum is difficult, but the pay scales very well if you work your way up into management. Prepare for intense work if you do though.

Cons

They hire everyone, and your team will make or break your experience. Genuine safety concerns on 3rd shift. You need to be prepared for people to act out. Senior management only have operation management skills. They are not good "people" managers at all. Only "number" managers.

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