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 258 reviews)); "pay is ok and people are great" ((in 159 reviews)); "Free food and quite on slow days" ((in 112 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 95 reviews)); "so is the people watching and my coworkers are great" ((in 61 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 243 reviews)); "Long hours and physically demanding" ((in 182 reviews)); "Manager could be an annoyance some of the time as she was rude" ((in 124 reviews)); "No work life balance it begins to be a task to handle other duties or personal events" ((in 94 reviews)); "Horrible Upper management in my district" ((in 79 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

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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

3.0

Apr 25, 2014

Not for me.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Mostly nice people to work with. Management is understand in most of the time.

Cons

Co workers arguing. Misunderstandings between employees and management. Disorganized kitchen. Lazy staff. Pawning work off on other shifts.

3.0

Apr 15, 2014

I had an okay experience, would not prefer to work here again though.

Waitress

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible hours, there was room for benefits as a part time worker

Cons

a lot of third shift work hours, not always a safe environment to work in

3.0

Apr 14, 2014

Great job for a people person

Master grill operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Get to meet new people, good hours, reliable job, good benefits

Cons

Very difficult to get promoted from within, stereotyped for working with the company

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