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?

"The pay is good and if you need a lot of hours it's easy to get them." ((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

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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

2.0

Aug 14, 2015

WORST JOB

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay was very nice and also the bonuses every month were also good. The job was really busy and made time go by a little quicker.

Cons

The hardest job I've ever had. The work was too much. Washed dishes for hours and when I wasn't doing that I was making chow mein and friend rice.

2.0

Aug 13, 2015

Leadership

Counter help

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food Discounts Food is always fresh and made properly

Cons

Poor Leadership skills Favoritism plays a big role Extremely cluttered and messy Not hands on with training and give very little help to new Panda employee's Managers rubs off weird vibes and are not willing to resolve ANY issues regarding slight conflict with other employee's Constantly criticized and bring up personal issues that has nothing to do with work

4.0

Aug 13, 2015

Hard work

Cook

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free food on break, better bounus deppending on sales, and they try to promote you.

Cons

Hard work, closing the store can be hard at first, you will get rude customers.

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