Is Waffle House a good company to work for?

Waffle House has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 4,222 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 55% of employees would recommend working at Waffle House to a friend and 57% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Waffle House have been left by employees working as Recruiting Director , Relief Manager and Customer Service .

Does Waffle House pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Waffle House employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Waffle House. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Waffle House?

55% of Waffle House employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Waffle House 2.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Waffle House?

Server (478) , Unit Manager (387) , Server/Waiter (284) , Salesperson (224) , Grill Operator (168) , Server/Waitress (163) , District Manager (134) , Waitress (122) , Cook (98) , Line Cook (84) , Sales Associate (82) , Manager (77) , Master Grill Operator (72) , Sales Person (56) , Rockstar Grill Operator (52)

What are the pros of working at Waffle House according to real employee reviews?

"Good money and good peopl" ((in 257 reviews)); "pay is ok and people are great" ((in 162 reviews)); "Free food and quite on slow days" ((in 101 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 96 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and fun to work at" ((in 68 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Waffle House according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management the deduct money from ur check u make 2.15 a hr as a server in some places" ((in 248 reviews)); "Long hours and physically demanding" ((in 179 reviews)); "It is all about outdoing other managers, which is good, but it tends to be arrogant and boastful." ((in 120 reviews)); "No work life balance it begins to be a task to handle other duties or personal events" ((in 96 reviews)); "Horrible Upper management in my district" ((in 76 reviews))

What are employees saying about Waffle House layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Waffle House layoffs and their outlook for job security at Waffle House in 2026.

What Waffle House locations have received the highest employee ratings?

Monroe , Wilmington , Murfreesboro , Hammond , Knoxville , Austin , Hendersonville , Destin , Panama City , Cumming

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Waffle House reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(4,096 total reviews)

Walt Ehmer

76% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.7

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

2.8

Work/Life balance

Waffle House has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,096 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Waffle House employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.4 stars).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

5.0

Mar 29, 2026

I love my job, very appreciative & content here!

Server/salesperson

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

*Good team (crew) to work with *Appreciation & some acknowledgement from management of good efforts *Understanding & forgiving of mistakes and occasional mess-ups *Opportunity to learn and improve your skills and gain experience *Friendly staff and management, both managers are genuinely nice, good people, who always show thanks and appreciation to their employees regularly making you feel valued *Can sometimes even be given opportunities for extra hours / shifts *Exciting environment, with a constant flow of new and familiar faces you grow to recognize, a environment where you kinda begin to feel like one big family

Cons

*At times you have coworkers that can't pull their own and you have to cover their slack but it doesn't go unnoticed by your management and is actually appreciated and given thanks for

3.0

Mar 26, 2026

Weekly pay, but team reliability is an issue

Crew member/grill cook

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A pro is that there is weekly pay

Cons

Your team employees are unreliable

Waffle House Response

2mo

Thank you for your review. Team reliability is something we genuinely care about. We're always working to build stronger, more dependable teams, and feedback like yours helps us identify where that work is most needed. If you have more to share about your experience in Marietta, we'd welcome it at wafflehouse.com/contact. We wish you the best going forward.

4.0

Mar 24, 2026

Pretty Good if management is good

Rockstar grill operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is pretty good. The job can be pretty fun especially if you work with the right people

Cons

It’s tricky to get 40 hours a week unless you work 3rd shift

Waffle House Response

2mo

Thank you for your continued commitment to Waffle House! We're glad the experience has been a good one. If getting to 40 hours is something you'd like to work toward, we'd encourage you to have that conversation with your Manager or reach out to us at wafflehouse.com/contact. We want to make sure our Associates have the opportunities they're looking for. We look forward to supporting you throughout your career with us!

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