good money, hard work - District Manager Waffle House Employee Review

3.0
21 Apr 2010
Recommend
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Pros

Money, your the highest paid cook in town, company is still growing fast

Cons

your a cook, then after cooking from 7am -2pm your doing all the manager stuff. On call 24/7 except on your days off. You work your hardest on the holidays, no holidays off, these are the times you make the most money but the personal life will suffer.

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Cons

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15 Jun 2026
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Pros

Solid pay for the industry Okay benefits Employee stock purchase plan Pretty consistent hours The actual work is difficult, but fun after you get good at it. Upward momentum is difficult, but the pay scales very well if you work your way up into management. Prepare for intense work if you do though.

Cons

They hire everyone, and your team will make or break your experience. Genuine safety concerns on 3rd shift. You need to be prepared for people to act out. Senior management only have operation management skills. They are not good "people" managers at all. Only "number" managers.

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