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      Strict with their culture. - General Manager Panda Restaurant Group Employee Review

      3.0
      May 3, 2025
      General manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Pays really good. Base could be better, but the overtime makes it nice. Bonus was always really good. Health care and other benefits were pretty good for the restaurant industry. If you want to live and breath Panda, they will support you on your career growth. If you’re a decent GM and follow their ways, you can easily move up the ladder. They highly promote within.

      Cons

      A lot of hoops to jump through. A lot of “culture” to adapt to. They constantly want you to live in fear to try and get the best out of you. Cult like atmosphere. And your boss will be the deciding factor of your quality of life at your position. Almost no work life balance as the culture there is your work is your life. They highly recommend and prefer you use your entire years worth of vacation time off on one trip a year so that you’re locked into your store the rest of the time. You’ll always feel like you’re on call when you’re off. You’ll never do good or great no matter what the numbers tell you, there’s always room for improvement. Zero praise, all the scolding.

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      Panda Restaurant Group Response
      1y
      Appreciate you sharing such a detailed review—it sounds like you brought a lot of dedication to your role. We're glad you found the pay, benefits, and opportunities for growth to be a strong part of your experience. We also hear your feedback regarding leadership approach and work-life balance, and it’s something we take seriously. Thank you again for your time with Panda and for the impact you made during your years with us.

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      5.0
      Jul 2, 2026
      Cook
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      17.00 an hour, employee free meal, the employees I work with are very helpful, paid training and great environment!

      Cons

      Nothing to complain about, NO cons.

      1.0
      Jul 11, 2026
      Foh team member
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      I got to try refreshers for free that’s it

      Cons

      I was put on 5 8 hope shifts in my first week. The manager, assistant manager, and my coworker all instructed me to do different tasks every few minutes that overlapped someone else’s instructions (in which I was never properly trained to do the tasks). There was an Uber Eats order and the woman was telling me, but I wasn’t allowed to do that yet so I got the AA, he had me pack the order and left me. Turns out I forgot half the order, which I was trying to avoid in the first place and my manager got mad, and he called me slow. Everyone acts like they hate you, you’re an inconvenience. The cherry on top of it all was I was denied my meal in my meal period. I asked for it and the AA just told me to “go sit down.” horrible.

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