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?

"Shifts go by very fast and money is good" ((in 260 reviews)); "pay is ok and people are great" ((in 159 reviews)); "Free food and quite on slow days" ((in 107 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 97 reviews)); "so is the people watching and my coworkers are great" ((in 62 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 242 reviews)); "Long hours and physically demanding" ((in 176 reviews)); "No managers on third shift at waffle house EVER!" ((in 117 reviews)); "No work life balance it begins to be a task to handle other duties or personal events" ((in 93 reviews)); "Horrible Upper management in my district" ((in 83 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

May 28, 2015

not so good..

Server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The meals are delicious. Enjoyable shifts when they get your hours right and the managers arent there..

Cons

Managers not respecting their coworkers or their coworkers confidentiality. Managers not teaching properly, coworkers and managers teaching new employees 5 different ways to do one job. Lack of positive influence and a helping hand when a person is having trouble. Very negative energy from many of the employees AND managers. Rarely giving correct hours..

5.0

May 27, 2015

Unit manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food. Good dinner table stories

Cons

Worklife balance is nonexistent corporate office change the pay plan at will without discussion or regard for the employees it affects.

2.0

May 26, 2015

I was the one of the only people to keep a job for more then 2 months.

Line cook

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great customers Pretty much free reign when management wasn't there. A lot of "free food"

Cons

Dirty Stressful Management doesn't care Crazy back to back shifts with 10 hours in between on weekends. Working 2PM-9PM friday, then 7AM-2PM saturday Very little raises Revolving door of co-workers

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Unit manager

I was the one of the only people to keep a job for more then 2 months.

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