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

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

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (4,106 reviews)

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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

5.0

Feb 17, 2015

Great work place,Associates and managers.

Grill operator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Receiving work experience in a fast pace work place.

Cons

Learning the marking system.And work place.

3.0

Feb 17, 2015

Needs improvement

Cook

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The restaurant is overal okay they have Good managers and hours steady schedules and great and loyal customers that you can really enjoy when they come in.

Cons

Bad service from wait staff they have attitudes and they hardly ever get orders correct they argue with each other and customers very unprofessional

3.0

Feb 14, 2015

Server but not a server

Salesperson

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Second and third shift is nice because there is minimal management drama.

Cons

Drama Drama Drama; conflicting management styles; selective enforcement of policies and rules; the manager wants it one way, district another, vp another, and then there is the "official waffle house" way; slow to modernize and adapt leading to theft, labor, and product loss; they also get away with not having dishwashers and cleaning staff by calling their servers salespersons instead, so on top of traditional sidework they are responsible for cleaning all dishes, cleaning windows inside and out, cleaning bathrooms, cleaning the ceiling tiles, floors, etc

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Great work place,Associates and managers.

Needs improvement

Server but not a server

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