Very fun job, but deserves a starting salary over minimum wage. - Associate Panera Bread Employee Review

4.0
Apr 22, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

It's fun. If you're a good/hard worker, there are many opportunities to move up.

Cons

The pay is WAY too low for all of the hard work I and my co-workers do. "Full-time" is 25 or less hours a week at my store. I'm starting school in the fall, and would like to be working 40 hours a week to save up. I've mentioned this numerous times to the manager in charge of schedules, and I'm still only scheduled around 25 hours a week.

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5.0
May 3, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Free food, just getting free food

Cons

Actually your discount to free food hits your p&l

2.0
Jul 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

There were some great coworkers and some nice moments, but those can be found in any other food service job.

Cons

Dirty with bugs that weren't given the time of day by HR. The general managers were intense in a way of always being in a pissy mood.

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