Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Waffle House with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 69.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Manager roles take an average of 17 days to get hired, when considering 18 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Waffle House overall takes an average of 9 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Waffle House as a Manager according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
Skills test: 15%
Drug test: 15%
Personality test: 15%
Phone interview: 13%
Background check: 13%
One on one interview: 11%
Group panel interview: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Presentation: 4%
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District and General Manager sitting at a booth inside wafflehouse. Typical standard interview questions with invasive questions into personal life including children, martial status, childcare, other income, etc. Put down other managers during interview. Disclosed they had an average turn over of 11 weeks for servers. Pay servers poorly and take money out of each shift for food whether anything is eaten or not. Equivalent to servers hour of pay
Applied online. Quick process. Everything very clear and direct. Not much experience needed. The entire process took about two weeks and you will be onboard. No wasted time at all.
I applied online. I interviewed at Waffle House (Richmond, VA) in Jun 2026
Interview
Pretty simple. Phone screening, in person interview, then in unit interview where you do waffle house tasks. See if you are a good fit and if Waffle House is a good fit for you
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Name a time where you went above and beyond expectations to provide excellent customer service.
I applied online. I interviewed at Waffle House (Leesburg, FL)
Interview
Very comfortable process and recruiter is very honest. They give you all the details on expectations of the role and try to make sure you fully understand what your applying for.
The interview is structured behavioral style process, and some further discussions around the role and if you have any questions.