Is Waffle House a good company to work for?

Waffle House has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 4,235 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 2% over the last 12 months. 56% 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 6% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Waffle House?

56% 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 (390) , Server/Waiter (285) , Salesperson (224) , Grill Operator (168) , Server/Waitress (163) , District Manager (135) , Waitress (122) , Cook (99) , Line Cook (84) , Sales Associate (82) , Manager (77) , Master Grill Operator (72) , Sales Person (56) , Rockstar Grill Operator (54)

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 163 reviews)); "Free food and quite on slow days" ((in 98 reviews)); "Benefits are good and that’s it" ((in 90 reviews)); "so is the people watching and my coworkers are great" ((in 65 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 177 reviews)); "The managers have their picks of who they want to give hours to and the good shifts to." ((in 119 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 , Columbus , Pensacola , Savannah , Fayetteville , Charleston , Marietta , Columbus , Saint Louis

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Waffle House reviews

3.4

56% would recommend to a friend

(1,228 total reviews)

Walt Ehmer

76% 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

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Race / Ethnicity

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Reviews by job title

1K reviews

Reviews about "Compensation"

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3.0

Jun 30, 2026

Great pay and benefits, but on-call stress persists

Unit manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great pay, offers all benefits, day-time schedule

Cons

on-call 24/7, benefits are expensive, other people can destroy your paycheck by not caring about their own job

3.0

Jun 28, 2026

Easy job with weekly pay, but low wages

Door greeter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was an easy job and you get paid weekly.

Cons

The pay was not great.

5.0

Jun 9, 2026

Above-average pay with some shift uncertainties but a genuinely well-rounded and opportunistic serving position.

Server/salesperson

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good money opportunity regarding tips - balances out to an above average pay at the end of the year. Easley store has good management. Company wide competitive base pay rate in the serving industry. Effective strategy for order taking, placing, and EOS duties. No seniority bias.

Cons

As any serving job, there are slow no-money-making nights. 1st and 2nd shifts are not guaranteed full time. They offer the opportunity to request low income where they will bridge the gap if you make less than minimum wage but this is almost entirely unused by the servers to the complexity of the reporting process.

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