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Panda Express reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(5,255 total reviews)
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Andrew and Peggy Cherng

81% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

Panda Express has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 5,255 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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5K reviews
1.0
Feb 7, 2022

Worse Leadership company ever !!

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Pros

Pros might be , no healthy life style !

Cons

Very racist company, if you are not asian, you'd never be promoted to above GM position, only 1 will be if he/she is so lucky so they can say equal opportunity company ... bla bla They require and force you to work almost 60 hours a week .. if you dont want, you can say bye bye .. ofcourse in not a direct way, they will start being so picky with you , give you hard time for small stuff and warnings till you are out. Term "healthy life style, work life balance" makes no meaning for them ... they say it , but in opposite they force you and not give you opportunity to actually have a healthy life style. Last but not least, I have personally 4 General Managers and 2 Area managers that quit because no life for them, their families never see them, maybe few hours a week if lucky !

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Panda Express Response
4y
We value your feedback and want to listen, learn, and improve. We do not condone racism in the workplace in any manner. We are a workplace committed to collaborative and supportive work environments. We welcome you to share your experience in further detail via our “My Voice Matters” confidential hotline: 626-799-9898 x6053.
1.0
Dec 15, 2021

Not worth it

Recommend
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Pros

The training process was good. They made sure you had knowledge before sending you off to do things independently.

Cons

The expectations of a manager there are unrealistic. Nothing was ever good enough. In order to advance you had to fit in with their company culture. I am a positive person who loves to see the best in others and the world. I was told because I laugh a lot they could not take me seriously and it would prevent me from growing in the company. It absolutely destroyed my mental health. I’ve never been at a job less than two years before. I left after four months because my mental health could not take it.

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Panda Express Response
4y
On behalf of Panda, we apologize for your experience. As an organization, our goal is Putting People First and this includes ensuring our associates are taken care of and have the opportunity to grow. We will be sharing your feedback with the areas local Management Team. 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.​ ​
2.0
Dec 4, 2021

Not a good environment

Recommend
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Pros

-mostly easy work -decent pay for food industry -a free meal on lunch

Cons

-There is so much nepotism throughout this company, at so many locations. People can get away with anything, just because they’re related to other workers, which breaks policy in the first place. So many stories I could tell. -work/life balance is very difficult, the shifts are very unbalanced. As far as work itself, it’s quite easy, though sometimes physically demanding. You’d often have only 3 people on a shift during busiest times, and the management would be off during these days. -lots of drama, coworkers being belligerent, refusing to do their work, pettiness. All around bad work environment

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Panda Express Response
4y
We value your feedback and want to listen, learn, and improve. We do not condone favoritism in the workplace in any manner. We are a workplace committed to collaborative and supportive work environments. We welcome you to share your experience in further detail via our “My Voice Matters” confidential hotline: 626-799-9898 x6053.​
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