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re: Do people really not like Waffle House for Breakfast?

Posted on 8/7/17 at 11:20 pm to
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 8/7/17 at 11:20 pm to
So what if I did? You probably cash a monthly welfare check and want to make jokes about a company where somebody like you, without a college degree, could work their way up to 6 figures in a relatively short amount of time? If I did work there then it sounds like I'd be doing a lot better than you..

I did work in a similar place for about 3 years in college. I would love to own a WF franchise. Places like that, especially in the right location, absolutely rake in money. But I hated being behind the grill and dealing with the general public, I don't think I could make myself do it again for a single shift, let alone the time it would take to climb the WF ladder.

Honestly though if somebody went to work there directly out of HS and were a good worker and were able to start climbing the management ladder, then by the time most of their friends graduated college with a frick ton of debt, they could be doing very good for themselves. Work at a place like that for 20 years and climb the ladder up to corporate ladder, you could retire around 40 with a very nice salary and start a whole second career while already drawing a pension. Meanwhile, theres people your age that are probably still paying off student loans from a shitty liberal arts degree that led to a worthless career with no room for upward mobility.

I really think that high schools should teach kids that oppurtunites like that exist as alternatives, as well as teaching trades, instead of pushing every single student towards college when it's obvious that not everybody is an academic type meant for college.
Posted by Spock_4_AU
Lake Martin & Vulcan
Member since Nov 2016
362 posts
Posted on 8/7/17 at 11:41 pm to
It really does have a great advancement program for Managers/GM's. One of a very few "pay-off" programs in the fast-food industry right now. They just ask you to travel alot and not many people are in the position to do that. But, not bad for a job that only requires a High School Diploma. I love their food and consistency and think they have a good business model either way. A 24/7 business is really hard for any ONE manager to deal with. I actually respect someone who could do that successfully.
Posted by coachcrisp
pensacola, fl
Member since Jun 2012
30607 posts
Posted on 8/8/17 at 8:08 am to
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So what if I did? You probably cash a monthly welfare check and want to make jokes about a company where somebody like you, without a college degree, could work their way up to 6 figures in a relatively short amount of time? If I did work there then it sounds like I'd be doing a lot better than you..

I did work in a similar place for about 3 years in college. I would love to own a WF franchise. Places like that, especially in the right location, absolutely rake in money. But I hated being behind the grill and dealing with the general public, I don't think I could make myself do it again for a single shift, let alone the time it would take to climb the WF ladder.

Honestly though if somebody went to work there directly out of HS and were a good worker and were able to start climbing the management ladder, then by the time most of their friends graduated college with a frick ton of debt, they could be doing very good for themselves. Work at a place like that for 20 years and climb the ladder up to corporate ladder, you could retire around 40 with a very nice salary and start a whole second career while already drawing a pension. Meanwhile, theres people your age that are probably still paying off student loans from a shitty liberal arts degree that led to a worthless career with no room for upward mobility.

I really think that high schools should teach kids that oppurtunites like that exist as alternatives, as well as teaching trades, instead of pushing every single student towards college when it's obvious that not everybody is an academic type meant for college.
One of my best friends/golfing buddy retired from Waffle House and he's quite comfortable. He's also got a 100 funny stories about things that happened at them. He recently attended the funeral of the founder (or one of the founders )
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