Not family oriented - Unit Manager Waffle House Employee Review

2.0
4 May 2014
Recommend
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Pros

The compensation can be good if your store is in increase from last year. Get valuable management experience that will prepare for anything else you decide to do after. Easy to go from trainee to manager. Pretty easy/simple protocol to run your store. Should have hands on managers since their pay is based off your performance. Perfect job for someone with no commitments. Get 3 well deserved vacations a year.

Cons

Takes away alot of your time from family or whatever else you do outside of work. Always on call 24/7. The 6 & 2 off day rotation can change on circumstances. After working 50-60hr weeks, 1 day off isn't enough. Under certain circumstances you can lose your 2 days off. Div mgrs are known to work on their days off. Mgmt sometimes pressures you to manipulate numbers to meet bonus minimums. You can't survive on the base pay. The bonus pay system pressures you to do somethings you may not want to do, i.e. hire unreliable lazy people to meet the people quota. You will encounter people & situations from all walks of life, alcoholics, abuse victims, drug fiends, cheaters, homeless, thieves; & these are the employees I'm talking about. Some managers will screw you over (steal and cheat) on purpose to make themselves look better, same goes for manager trainees. They have nothing to lose because they're floating from store to store. The standard for WH & its employees are low.

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Cons

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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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