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 252 reviews)); "pay is ok and people are great" ((in 161 reviews)); "Free food and quite on slow days" ((in 107 reviews)); "Benefits are great." ((in 92 reviews)); "so is the people watching and my coworkers are great" ((in 63 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 178 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 100 reviews)); "Horrible Upper management in my district" ((in 77 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

55% would recommend to a friend

(4,105 total reviews)

Walt Ehmer

75% approve of CEO

57% positive business outlook

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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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

3.0

Oct 7, 2012

Interesting

District manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Money and growth opportunities. They have a good initia training program that last about 14 weeks. Hands on leadership and management. 3 weeks vacation per year.

Cons

Work weekends and holidays. Long hours- 50 plus hours per week average. Have to return in the evening for shift changes. Some cost and processes are outdated. Wide range of capacities in upper management

4.0

Sep 12, 2012

Great company to work for if you can handle the 24 hour business

District manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great place to work if you can balance work life and home life. Good pay. Great customer

Cons

24 hour business finding good help for 3rd shift

2.0

Sep 10, 2012

Depends on your chain of command.

Store manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

When your chain of command is good, your store is good, and your numbers are good you won't make bad money for a recent college grad. Due to the low employee and especially the management retention rate the company is always hiring regarding of economic conditions so if your desparate for a job you always have an option here.

Cons

If your chain of command is uptight, your store isn't good and your numbers are poor life will be miserable, if not unbearable. If you're stuck with a store where people call out every day your life is going to be miserable. You either have to find someone available from your store or another that is available, not going to be in overtime and willing to come in and work the shift, otherwise you will have to cover it yourself.

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Interesting

Great company to work for if you can handle the 24 hour business

Depends on your chain of command.

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