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Panda Express reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(5,255 total reviews)
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Andrew and Peggy Cherng

81% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Panda Express has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 5,255 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Panda Express employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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4.0
Oct 15, 2018

Life changing

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great paid and benefits; great training system.

Cons

If one is not open minded, environment can be challenging.

3.0
Oct 11, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

High standard, Panda Express pushes you to be the best and challenges you to think outside the box. The company offers you learning funds up to $400 to attend seminars such as Tony Robbins and Landmark Forum. There are perks such as monthly and periodical bonuses, health, dental, vision, 401k benefits. You also get discounts for mobile services and theme parks. You get the opportunity to work with a 5+ team of employees (most of the time still in school or fresh out of highschool), helping run a 1 million dollar business. Being a manager is full time research and a self-taught position. The best thing about this job is that it helps push you to your limit. Working here helped build me up mentally and at times, physically. You often times have break throughs.

Cons

There is a shortage in employees especially kitchen staff and managers so the chances of you working from 9am to 12am is likely high. The hiring of book smart persons is higher than people who have strong work ethics, making the work environment unbalanced. Many times on your days off, you will get texts and calls regarding work, so even if you are off from work, it will still feel like you are working. To work here, it helps to be mentally strong and thick skinned so if you are not, you will break down.

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Panda Express Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We value your concerns, and take them to heart. We are happy to hear you enjoy our people development and benefits program. We strive to deliver exceptional work experiences where our associates feel inspired to better their lives. Your feedback sheds light on the importance of listening to our associate concerns and taking action as a result. We will be sharing your feedback with our HR team to see how we can improve our staffing and management training initiatives. We want to thank you for all the hard work you put in. Keep up the great work!
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