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?

"I was able to become a chef and the pay is good for 12.00 an hour" ((in 812 reviews)); "You get free food (A least at my establishment) and the work is so easy." ((in 456 reviews)); "High standards Your meals are free during your shifts 20% off discount to eat there otherwise" ((in 248 reviews)); "Good benefits which is always good" ((in 247 reviews)); "Great atmosphere and coworkers." ((in 153 reviews))

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

"Bad Management and very strict" ((in 409 reviews)); "Tiny raises Bad managers A lot of cleaning" ((in 254 reviews)); "Long hours and have to be on my feet the whole time while working in heavy traffic Panda Express." ((in 204 reviews)); "No work/life balance; too demanding and ACO's are low quality." ((in 179 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 111 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

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

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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).

Reviews by job title

5K reviews

4.0

Feb 18, 2023

Good place to work

Front counter team member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

flexible schedule that allows student to work part time

Cons

Upper management such as ACO’s and higher up are very disconnected from regular staff

4.0

Feb 17, 2023

Decent Pay, Hard Work

Main cook

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay is decent for what you are doing. If your managers and team members are all on the same page, then the work can be less intense and stressful

Cons

The pay is no longer premium like they claim it to be. Panda Express has difficulty finding the correct type of people to promote to management, and that seeps down to every level. The work can be very intense and dealing with hungry customers is rarely a pleasant experience. Even though you can build paid vacation time as a part time employee, after working there for over two years working 30-40 hours a week, I've barely built up two full days of vacation. Paid sick time is nonexistent and management will shame you into not taking days off when you're sick because they hire just barely enough employees to get by and are always trying to not go over on labor. Panda needs to increase pay or reinstate quarterly bonuses for the employees, not just management.

1.0

Feb 17, 2023

inappropriate managers

Crew member

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-free lunch or dinner meal on break

Cons

-managers with unrealistic expectation -every single second needs to work -forced to violate healthcode

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