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Panda Express Associate reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(58 total reviews)
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Andrew and Peggy Cherng

84% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Associate employees have rated Panda Express with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 58 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Associate professionals have a good working experience there. Panda Express is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Associate professionals compared to other employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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58 reviews
4.0
Jul 15, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Panda Express really develops your customer service skills and helps you gain experience with a little bit of everything that they offer. It's a job that keeps you moving every second, there's no slacking off or sitting around even for a minute. Before you even know it, it's closing time and you're on your way home. If you want something fast paced and requires you to get the job done perfectly, Panda Express is the place for you.

Cons

Working at panda express can be challenging because of the expectations. It was my first job and I wasn't expected to be perfect, but I was expected to be fast. I'm the kind of person that needs time to process and get things right. After I was shown once on how to do a specific job, I was supposed to do it exactly like that and fast. At Panda Express, they want speed and close to perfect.

2.0
Sep 18, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You get a lot of free food, there's decent pay, and you get occasional bonuses

Cons

The worst upper management I've ever had to deal with. They are horrible people who could care less about their employees. Prepare to work 12+ hour shifts with one 10 minute break if you're lucky. Barely anybody is scheduled for shifts because they are absolutely OBSESSED with labor costs, so prepare to be given a ridiculous amount of responsibilities that only results in extremely long wait times for customers. Don't bother trying to bring any problems to upper management, they will just tell you how its your fault and how you obviously don't care about your team's success and should try harder and they'll just hang the 9 dollars an hour thing over your head the whole time.

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