Is Panda Express a good company to work for?

Panda Express has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 5,397 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 60% of employees would recommend working at Panda Express to a friend and 54% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Panda Express have been left by employees working as Kitchen Crew , Part Time Cashier and Restaurant Service and Kitchen Team .

Does Panda Express pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Panda Express employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Panda Express. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Panda Express?

60% of Panda Express employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Panda Express 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.6 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Panda Express?

Cook (358) , Counter Help (337) , General Manager (324) , Cashier (248) , Shift Leader (218) , Assistant Manager (188) , Kitchen Help (136) , Front of House (106) , Line Cook (87) , Lead Counter (73) , Panda Express - Counter Help (69) , Crew Member (64) , Server (63) , Associate (58) , Shift Lead (58)

What are the pros of working at Panda Express according to real employee reviews?

"its good pay and the goal is to get better and grow with this company." ((in 816 reviews)); "You get free food (A least at my establishment) and the work is so easy." ((in 462 reviews)); "Good benefits which is always good" ((in 262 reviews)); "High standards Your meals are free during your shifts 20% off discount to eat there otherwise" ((in 240 reviews)); "My coworkers were great and friendly." ((in 144 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Panda Express according to real employee reviews?

"Bad Management and very strict" ((in 407 reviews)); "This section will be for a bad manager" ((in 251 reviews)); "Long hours and have to be on my feet the whole time while working in heavy traffic Panda Express." ((in 205 reviews)); "No work/life balance; too demanding and ACO's are low quality." ((in 168 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 109 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Panda Express locations?

Los Angeles , Houston , Las Vegas , Phoenix , Chicago , San Diego , New York , Dallas , San Antonio , Atlanta , Rosemead , San Jose , Orlando , Portland , Fresno , Austin , Saint Louis , El Paso , Sacramento , Richmond , Tampa , Denver , Seattle , Tucson , San Francisco , Vancouver , Jacksonville , Indianapolis , College Station , Fort Worth

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Panda Express

Now known as Panda Restaurant Group

Panda Express reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(5,254 total reviews)

Andrew and Peggy Cherng

81% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.7

Compensation and benefits

3.7

Career opportunities

3.6

Culture & values

3.1

Senior management

3.0

Work/Life balance

Panda Express has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 5,254 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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Reviews by job title

5K reviews

1.0

Jul 11, 2016

Don't go the "Panda Way"

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

you get a free meal each shift

Cons

Weird company policies Not an enjoyable work environment They try to get everyone to go to big company meetings heavily implying that "if you participate and pay to go, it'll get you promoted to assistant manager" ...but no one ever got promoted. So they basically take advantage of their employees Overall culture and values toxic

2.0

Jul 4, 2016

False representation

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

None really. None. None. None.

Cons

Just about everything. Pay hourly associates too much money, so they cut hours and expect managers to do the work for them.

4.0

Jun 24, 2016

very good pay and training for newbies

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

very good pay and training for newbies

Cons

meticulous in food handling and cleanliness (good for the customers).

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