Is Waffle House a good company to work for?

Waffle House has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 4,232 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 57% of employees would recommend working at Waffle House to a friend and 59% 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 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Waffle House?

57% of Waffle House employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Waffle House 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Waffle House?

Server (479) , Unit Manager (389) , Server/Waiter (285) , Salesperson (224) , Grill Operator (168) , Server/Waitress (163) , District Manager (134) , Waitress (122) , Cook (99) , Line Cook (84) , Sales Associate (82) , Manager (77) , Master Grill Operator (72) , Sales Person (56) , Rockstar Grill Operator (53)

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

"money is good and hours are good" ((in 247 reviews)); "pay is ok and people are great" ((in 161 reviews)); "Free food and quite on slow days" ((in 110 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 102 reviews)); "so is the people watching and my coworkers are great" ((in 64 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 247 reviews)); "Long hours and physically demanding" ((in 172 reviews)); "No managers on third shift at waffle house EVER!" ((in 115 reviews)); "No work life balance it begins to be a task to handle other duties or personal events" ((in 97 reviews)); "Horrible Upper management in my district" ((in 78 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 are the top reviewed Waffle House locations?

Atlanta , Norcross , Jacksonville , Houston , Nashville , Mobile , Columbia , New Orleans , Birmingham , Raleigh , Greenville , Tampa , Huntsville , Louisville , Dallas , Charlotte , Orlando , Macon , Little Rock , Baton Rouge , Tallahassee , Cincinnati , Pensacola , Savannah , Fayetteville , Columbus , Charleston , Marietta , Columbus , Saint Louis

Waffle House reviews

3.4

57% would recommend to a friend

(4,106 total reviews)

Walt Ehmer

77% approve of CEO

59% positive business outlook

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Waffle House has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,106 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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

1.0

Mar 15, 2016

District Manager

District - multi unit manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Health insurance, 3 weeks vacation, free food, uniforms, manager outings, advancement if you're lucky but beware as you move up the workload is greater

Cons

99.9%work/.1 life, no balance they own you. Pay plan is for the birds, they charge you for all shortages. Get ready to work all holidays, phone calls in the middle of the night.

2.0

Feb 24, 2016

It's a bit of a dead end job. However, if you use your time and resources wisely you will gain invaluable experience.

Master grill operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There's a real opportunity to develop and hone your people skills. There is no back of the house. You are exposed to the general public no matter your position with the company. Use this to your advantage in meeting new people and developing social skills.

Cons

There willingness to hire anybody and unwillingness to let people go. This can lead to a sketchy work environment and lots of bad experiences for the customer.

1.0

Dec 13, 2015

Does not promote within and check may not be accurate

Cook/server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The work isn't hard but a lot of it because everyone arent supervised, especially first shift!

Cons

Not enough pay and agreed upon per hour rate of pay may change without warning or explanation. Everyday you work mandatory meal credit is taken out rather you eat or not

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District Manager

It's a bit of a dead end job. However, if you use your time and resources wisely you will gain invaluable experience.

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