Good ole boys club - Unit Manager Waffle House Employee Review

1.0
Nov 18, 2024
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some of the employees and customers are wonderful.

Cons

A guy that's been with the company less than a year and still doesn't know anything about the company, but lives next door to the AVP gets promoted over women, some of whom om have degrees and have 20 years experience. You work 6 days, then off 2. When you're on your 6 day rotation, you are expected to be available to 24/7. Even for the silliest of things. You have to call and get sales at 9 pm and report them. Oh and cover shifts at 9 pm when people don't show up. There is no work life balance. This place dictates your entire life. You have children w jobs as employees, not adults with careers. Just horrible.

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Waffle House Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We appreciate your dedication and the years you spent contributing to Waffle House. Your feedback about unfair promotions is concerning. We are committed to fostering a workplace culture where advancement is based on merit, fairness, and equal opportunity for all team members. We'd appreciate if you could leave more detailed feedback at https://www.wafflehouse.com/contact so we may address this appropriately. Regarding work-life balance, we understand the demands of restaurant management can be challenging. We are continually exploring ways to better support our team members while maintaining the high standards our customers expect. Thank you again for your contributions to Waffle House. We wish you the best in your future endeavors.

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