Panera Bread reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(18,760 total reviews)
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Paul Carbone

40% approve of CEO

32% positive business outlook

Panera Bread has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 18,760 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Panera Bread employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.4 stars).

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19K reviews
1.0
Apr 7, 2015

bakers beware

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

good starting salary, paid training, 1 free meal a day,

Cons

terrible about breaks especially if you live in a state with no required break laws they WILL expect you to do full shifts with 0 breaks, low pay for the work that's needed, hard to get a raise,

4.0
Mar 12, 2015

Pretty Good Company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

All of he beliefs of the company are fantastic, how they give back to the community, make quality products and want to treat the employees, etc.

Cons

The pay is somewhat low for the work expected of you. It would also be better if they promoted more from within

1.0
Feb 22, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are alright, but there are no benefits otherwise.

Cons

Hours are 10 pm to 7 am with little to no break, a ridiculously demanding workload, and managers and owners who don't care about your well being. Pay is abysmal compared to the work being done.

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