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?

"Good money and good peopl" ((in 266 reviews)); "pay is ok and people are great" ((in 155 reviews)); "Free food and quite on slow days" ((in 105 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 93 reviews)); "so is the people watching and my coworkers are great" ((in 66 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 239 reviews)); "Long hours and physically demanding" ((in 175 reviews)); "Manager could be an annoyance some of the time as she was rude" ((in 117 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 81 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

2.0

Jul 20, 2015

Unit

Unit manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fun atmosphere, great place to learn how to speak to others. All most at my 20 word minimum. There I've done it!

Cons

Not too sure where to begin... I guess it all began with a random phone call... from a stranger, who sold me on the dream of making lots and lots of money while having a life...They lied....

2.0

Jul 13, 2015

Recent graduate? Checking the reviews? Turn back now!

Manager trainee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay for recent graduate that allows one to get their foot in the door of management. Good benefits.

Cons

AVOID unless you're desperate! - Long hours -No respect from employees -Many employees hate their jobs and some have questionable backgrounds - You will work a regular shift doing cooking just like everyone else for around 7 hours and then do management work after for hours- Work holidays and weekends constantly - All in all, they will work you until they replace you!

3.0

Jul 6, 2015

If it weren't for the lack of skilled workers and constant turnover it would be great.

Unit manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Compensated well, phenomenal training, potential for promotions.

Cons

Workers, hours, lack of support.

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Recent graduate? Checking the reviews? Turn back now!

If it weren't for the lack of skilled workers and constant turnover it would be great.

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