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3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(1,871 total reviews)
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Andrew and Peggy Cherng

81% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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1.0
Nov 13, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Competitive pay, training bonus, free meal.

Cons

Stress level to the roof. You will not have work life balance. You will get call and message from leadership team on ur day off, and daily from as early as 7am till 11:59pm. Basically you are unintentionally forced to work for free. HR is buddy with leadership team, no such thing as putting people first. Leadership team managing and leading from fear, putting so much pressure on management at store level while all they do is meeting and come up with something that they can’t even control it. Favoritism on getting promoted, some supervisor are uneducated and very unprofessional, but just because buddy with the VP. Be ready for extreme make over on the store and on yourself when they announce CEO is around. You are told to be authentic but also taught to say only what they want to hear. Don’t mind having a two way communication, leadership team just want you to listen and deliver the final results that they want, they don’t care about your thoughts, inputs, challenges, progress, and support needed. There is no such thing as diversity, been on recruiting team with the leadership team, they literally make comments for moving forward candidates based on color, race, sexuality, looks and proportional weight.

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Panda Express Response
4y
We appreciate your feedback. People are the heart of the Panda family, and we are deeply rooted in our core value of respect. We understand an inspirational leader can impact the work experience and want to elevate. We will be sharing this with our Ops management team and look forward to improving the experience for all our associates. We welcome you to share your experience in further detail via our “My Voice Matters” confidential hotline: 626-799-9898 x6053. We look forward to learning more about your experience. ​
4.0
Nov 12, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good pay, flexible hours, work-life balance

Cons

authority abuse, poor management, toxic environment

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Panda Express Response
4y
We appreciate your feedback. People are the heart of the Panda family, and we are deeply rooted in our core value of respect. We understand an inspirational leader can impact the work experience and want to elevate. We will be sharing this with our Ops management team and look forward to improving the experience for all our associates. We welcome you to share your experience in further detail via our “My Voice Matters” confidential hotline: 626-799-9898 x6053. We look forward to learning more about your experience. ​​
4.0
Nov 8, 2021

Outstanding Employee

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good pay, great benefits, and great staff.

Cons

understaffed, sometimes working on your days off, sometimes the workers slack off, and being a dishwasher takes a lot of strength and fast pace job.

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Panda Express Response
4y
The Panda experience is comprised of learning experiences that can pave the way for each of our associates to grow on both a personal and professional level. As an organization, we want our associates to reach above and beyond through the growth opportunities we provide and to always strive for greatness. We will be forwarding your feedback to our Ops Management Team.​
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