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

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).

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4K reviews
1.0
Oct 16, 2014

Don't drink the Koolaid

Recommend
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Pros

The job can actually be a great job, morning hours most of the time, pay is above average for restaurant managers. 3 paid vacations a year, good stock.

Cons

Work 6 days on 2 days off, average 8 days off in a 28 day period for a unit manager. then goes down the higher up you go. average 5-6 days off as a district. 4-5 days off as a division. You work every single holiday. If your off day falls on a holiday or a Thursday, you are not off that day. If you don't constantly brown nose up line i wouldn't count on a promotion unless they are desperate. You are on call 24 hours a day on the days you work and may have to go back and cook if an employee calls in. Promises of compensation are always higher than actual compensation Terrible help and treatment from up line management. Must be willing to have no personal life and learn not to question anything told to you.

1.0
Oct 14, 2014

Run away now

Recommend
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Pros

They have good food and a great deal of potential. They are an institution in the South.

Cons

Double shifts are used as punishment for poor performance. Cost of problems in the unit are directly deducted from manager's salary. Cut throat culture promotes corruption.

3.0
Oct 5, 2014

Ok(ish)

Recommend
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Pros

Decent pay Near decent tips for male servers Lots of hrs

Cons

Each store has cancers and you just have to ignore their bs. Management can be great if they get some of the things that are important in better order.

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