Pros
What's great about panera are the associates you work with. My location primarily hires high school/college students and many days humor and support helps the pace of things! The pay is okay above wage for first-timers and teens/young adults who look to work part time The BEST thing hands down are the hours, they try to honor work availability . 65% discount , a whole meal is less than a meal at MCDonalds .
Cons
Managers love to gossip about associates to other associates Drama and conflicts with personal attitudes Unfair hourly wages/raises to "favorites" and large discrepancies across the pay board to associates . Managers sometimes schedule not enough people to handle high volume of customers gets hectic and stressful Not enough newer employees properly trained LAZY, rude uppity customers.