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

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Waffle House

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

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

2.9

Work/Life balance

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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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

1.0

Jun 5, 2024

I’m tired

Server/waiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to use your hands, smoke while working and eat hash browns

Cons

Drunk customers, second degree burns from waffle iron, and working with Dave who micromanages and smells like old scrapple

1.0

Jun 4, 2024

Golden handcuffs

District manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is good. Thats it.

Cons

Pay you just well enough to keep you where you are - easy to become complacent. Too busy to have a life outside of work, too busy to look for other work . On call 24/7, even on days off. High stress. Constant demand from up line managers. High turnover for employee base as well as up line management. I was a district manager for 15 years and I had 13 division managers and 9 area managers - all got fired or quit. Almost all of them were toxic narcissists and/or sociopathic and/or highly autistic (seems to be a requirement for moving up). You will eventually be conned into doing something against company policy at some point by upline management - they all start off high and mighty but eventually they all break the rules and then will blame you when something goes wrong. The district manager role in this company is the hardest job in the company, you get 100% of the blame for everything and zero credit.

4.0

Jun 3, 2024

Grill operator opportunities

Second shift supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fast paced environment, decent money if your allowed over 40 hrs

Cons

Fellow associates are sh.... starters and you can't trust anyone not to talk about someone else.

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