Is Waffle House a good company to work for?

Waffle House has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 4,231 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 1% over the last 12 months. 55% of employees would recommend working at Waffle House to a friend and 57% 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 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Waffle House?

55% 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 very organized" ((in 256 reviews)); "pay is ok and people are great" ((in 163 reviews)); "Free food and quite on slow days" ((in 105 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 89 reviews)); "so is the people watching and my coworkers are great" ((in 62 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 240 reviews)); "Long hours and physically demanding" ((in 181 reviews)); "Manager could be an annoyance some of the time as she was rude" ((in 120 reviews)); "No work life balance it begins to be a task to handle other duties or personal events" ((in 96 reviews)); "Horrible Upper management in my district" ((in 76 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 reviews

3.4

55% would recommend to a friend

(4,105 total reviews)

Walt Ehmer

75% approve of CEO

57% 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 4,105 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

Oct 14, 2014

Run away now

Unit manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They have good food and a great deal of potential. They are an institution in the South.

Cons

Double shifts are used as punishment for poor performance. Cost of problems in the unit are directly deducted from manager's salary. Cut throat culture promotes corruption.

3.0

Oct 7, 2014

Like a marriage, honeymoon was great, living with difficult at times.

Manager/district manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

People on the restaurant level are hard working and amiable. After being in unit for a while the employees come to be like your children. Restaurants are clean, for the most part, and the customers make it worth showing up for work, usually.

Cons

Your personal life is a thing of the past, once you drink the kool-ade. Upper management help with problems do not exist, paper trail demands are too great, and if you do not "take one for the team" you are deemed subversive. Policies are only upheld to the benefit of the company, and once the paper trail starts on you, you must start looking for other employment.

3.0

Oct 7, 2014

Challenging

Food server/cashier

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

An attempt will be made to accommodate needed time. Not many benefits on an entry level. Can get better insurance outside of the company for less money.

Cons

I witnessed terrible bullying employee to employee yet when this is bought to the store manager, she laughs about it to other employees. It was on video and yes I did report it. To my knowledge, nothing EVER happened. A LOT OF DRAMA, NO LIFE / WORK BALANCE. Once I transferred to another store, a lot of the above disappeared.

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Jobs at Waffle House

Restaurant Operations Manager

Restaurant Operations Manager

Restaurant Operations Manager

Restaurant Operations Manager

Sandy Springs, Fulton, GA

$63K - $80K /yr

(Employer provided)

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Restaurant Operations Manager