Unit manager- no work/life - Unit Manager Waffle House Employee Review

3.0
Jan 11, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

● Fair to good financial compensation ● Vacation time ● Stock option ● Great place to gain experience

Cons

● Poor upline support ● 2 hour long meetings that could easily be summarized into a 4 to 6 paragraph email or text ● Terrible work/life balance ● Unable to fire employees caught buying, selling, and using drugs or stealing ● Possibly working 3+ shifts straight due to call offs ●Difficult to staff slow shifts (I've seen servers work 2-9pm and only make $25)

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Waffle House Response
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Thank you for sharing your detailed feedback and your many years of service with Waffle House. Your perspective as a long-term team member is invaluable to us. We’re glad to hear that you found the financial compensation, stock options, and vacation time to be positives. However, we’re sorry to learn about the challenges you faced, particularly regarding work-life balance, staffing issues, and upline support. The issue of supporting managers who deal with unexpected staffing shortages and call-offs is something we’re always looking to address. We will also review how meetings are conducted to ensure that they are efficient and respectful of everyone’s time. Your comments on policies for addressing serious employee issues are particularly important. We will ensure these are reviewed at the appropriate levels. Thank you again for your dedication and for providing constructive advice. We’re committed to making Waffle House a better place for all employees.

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