Is Wendy's a good company to work for?

Wendy's has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 14,436 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 51% of employees would recommend working at Wendy's to a friend and 44% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Wendy's have been left by employees working as Prep Cook , Crew Chief and Student Worker .

Does Wendy's pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Wendy's employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Wendy's. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Wendy's?

51% of Wendy's employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Wendy's 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Wendy's?

Crew Member (3216) , Cashier (1861) , Manager (319) , Sales Associate/Cashier (318) , Shift Supervisor (309) , Cook (300) , Line Cook (271) , General Manager (242) , Assistant Manager (207) , Shift Manager (201) , Crew Member/Grill Cook (199) , Wendys Crew Member (147) , Crew (146) , Team Member (114) , Front End Cashier (100)

What are the pros of working at Wendy's according to real employee reviews?

""People I worked with were nice and helpful when I first started"" ((in 619 reviews)); "They have flexible hours and split shifts so you can have multiple jobs and still work" ((in 564 reviews)); "free food but you get tired of it really fast and it’s not healthy." ((in 523 reviews)); ""My coworkers were friendly and encouraging"" ((in 413 reviews)); "Flexible schedule and very easy job" ((in 222 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Wendy's according to real employee reviews?

"Some workers did not get hours they wanted and pay was very low didn't get very many raises" ((in 1000 reviews)); "Bad management and I wasn’t even in the schedule after 2 weeks of working there." ((in 829 reviews)); "The manager was rude and would leave us to go smoke there when it was busy" ((in 535 reviews)); "No benefits Expects you to do the job for 4 at once Call ins all the time" ((in 160 reviews)); "improper or no training" ((in 118 reviews))

What are employees saying about Wendy's layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Wendy's layoffs and their outlook for job security at Wendy's in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Wendy's locations?

New York , Columbus , Atlanta , Dublin , Orlando , Miami , Houston , Chicago , Philadelphia , Tampa , Las Vegas , Jacksonville , Dallas , Charlotte , Denver , Pittsburgh , Indianapolis , Los Angeles , Phoenix , Cincinnati , Austin , San Antonio , San Diego , Boston , Cleveland , Brooklyn , Colorado Springs , Louisville , Virginia Beach , Detroit

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3.4

51% would recommend to a friend

(13,670 total reviews)

Todd Penegor

64% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Culture & values

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

2.8

Compensation and benefits

Wendy's has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 13,670 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Wendy's employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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14K reviews

2.0

Aug 10, 2020

Something else

Cashier

Recommend

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Pros

-Free food -Pays money -make friends

Cons

-low pay -constant traffic -rude managers

3.0

Aug 10, 2020

Good fast food

Crew member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay for fast food

Cons

No opportunity for more pay without moving up in management

5.0

Jul 11, 2020

Professional and morale

Crew member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I’ve worked at McDonald’s, and I’ve managed some small restaurants, and I was nervous to not only start somewhere as a crew member, basically a demotion from what I had been doing, but I was nervous because of the stigma of fast food and my experience at McDonald’s. I was very pleased when I observed how professional, and yet morale the company and its higher ups are. For the most part, though it’s faster than what I’ve been used to, the locations operations run very smoothly. The owners and managers are very seasoned and know what they’re doing when it comes to store operations and employees. As someone who has become accustom to bad treatment from bad owners; sexism, and appearance bullying and discrimination, I’m still getting used to not dealing with any of that lol

Cons

Nothing, it’s a very good company

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