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 808 reviews)); "You get free food (A least at my establishment) and the work is so easy." ((in 442 reviews)); "Good benefits which is always good" ((in 258 reviews)); "High standards Your meals are free during your shifts 20% off discount to eat there otherwise" ((in 239 reviews)); "Great atmosphere and coworkers." ((in 151 reviews))

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

"Bad Management and very strict" ((in 401 reviews)); "Tiny raises Bad managers A lot of cleaning" ((in 256 reviews)); "Long hours and have to be on my feet the whole time while working in heavy traffic Panda Express." ((in 198 reviews)); "No work/life balance; too demanding and ACO's are low quality." ((in 172 reviews)); "Overall a horrible experience and the upper management couldn't care about you anyways." ((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

4.0

Nov 6, 2014

Pretty cool

Service and kitchen team

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Start off with a pretty good salary, it was a bit more than the minimum wage at the time. Minimum wage was 8 and we were being paid 8.75

Cons

having to use the same dish for break meals. We weren't allowed to use company dishware (of course because they want to cut down the cost of buying more plates)

2.0

Nov 6, 2014

Tiring, hot, and had to deal with incompetent managers.

Front of house

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay. Slightly above minimum wage. Free food every shift. Schedule was flexible.

Cons

Stressful when it came to dinner or lunch rush. Managers are always yelling to do things faster resulting in more mistakes. No room for growth in the company unless you're related or have friends who are managers or higher. Other employees would do shady stuff and since they were friends with managers it would slide. (I.E sexual harassment, being short money, etc)

1.0

Nov 6, 2014

horrible experience working at Panda Express

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

one free meal and was an easy job.

Cons

rude coworkers, managers, and customers. one short 10 minute break, not enough time to eat your free meal.

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